"shove off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shoves off [present, singular, third-person], shoving off [participle, present], shoved off [participle, past], shoved off [past]
Etymology: shove + off Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shove|off}} shove + off Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shove off (third-person singular simple present shoves off, present participle shoving off, simple past and past participle shoved off)
  1. (nautical) To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boat-hook. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-shove_off-en-verb-l7WaFfZ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 87 13 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (informal) To leave. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shove_off-en-verb-2pQa8yrO

Inflected forms

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