shoved

verb

Definition of shovednext
past tense of shove
1
as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line

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2
as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force quit shoving your hand in my face

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
  1. pushed
  2. pressed
  3. drove
  4. compressed
Verb
  • After blowing almost all of an early 14-point lead, the Heat were pushed a bit more than expected by a team in a midst of a roster selloff that already has had Dennis Schroder moved to the Golden State Warriors, with more soon expected out the door.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Around that moment, Cronin pressed pause.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Bills have had difficulties stopping teams through the air in recent games, and even with Douglas’ potential return, Rodgers, Adams, Wilson and the Jets should be pressed enough by the Bills offense to put up some points of their own.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of pressed
Verb
  • Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Moreover, this innovative tag compressed 1440 daily measurements into a 12-byte message, which was ultimately sent via a long-range network.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Chu previously explained that the musical's intricate narrative, rich character arcs and iconic musical numbers could be better explored over two films rather than compressed into a single movie.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of compressed
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