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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 (6)

jostle

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

push roughly, push along

v. push along

thrust, squeeze, stuff

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

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (176)

heave, lift, raise, elevation

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

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

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

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

squeeze, force, wedge

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

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

shoulder, push with the shoulders

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

hustle

v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

shoulder, lift onto one's shoulders

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder, carry a burden

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

bounce

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

bounce, eject from the premises

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

bump, dance erotically

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

bump, displace, dislodge

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

jolt, jar

v. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

jar, shake up, shock physically, bump around

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

joggle, jiggle, 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, shove upward, push upward

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

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

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

propel, impel, move forward

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

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

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

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

squeeze, force, wedge

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

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

shoulder, push with the shoulders

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

elbow

v. push one's way with the elbows

boost, shove upward, push upward

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

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

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

propel, impel, move forward

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

press, urge, exhort

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

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

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

hike, boost

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

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

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, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

squeeze, force, wedge

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

launch, propel with force

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

catapult, shoot forth

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

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

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

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

propel, impel, move forward

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

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

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

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

shoot

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

shoulder, push with the shoulders

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

elbow

v. push one's way with the elbows

hustle

v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

shoulder, lift onto one's shoulders

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder, carry a burden

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

overcrowd

v. crowd together too much

stuff, fill completely

v. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

boost, shove upward, push upward

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

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

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

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (9)

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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