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Nouns (1)

shove

n. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"

Verbs (5)

shove

v. push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

thrust, stuff, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

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Fuzzynyms (103)

lift, raise, heave

n. the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

press

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

herd

v. keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

wedge, squeeze, force

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

squeeze

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

shoulder

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

elbow

v. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

press

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

herd

v. keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

wedge, squeeze, force

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

squeeze

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

shoulder

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

hustle

v. get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

shoulder

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bounce

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bump

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

dislodge, bump

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

jolt

v. disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"

jar

v. place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"

jiggle, joggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

press

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

advance, bring forward

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

compress, compact, pack together

v. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

herd

v. keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

wedge, squeeze, force

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

launch

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

project, send off

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

squeeze

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

drive

v. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoulder

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

elbow

v. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

hustle

v. get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"

shoulder

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

overcrowd

v. crowd together too much

stuff

v. fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

Synonyms (0)

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Antonyms (3)

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

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