shover

shove

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuhv]
- /ʃʌv/
- /ˈʃə.və(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuhv]
- /ʃʌv/

Definitions of shover word

verb with object shover to move along by force from behind; push. 1
verb with object shover to push roughly or rudely; jostle. 1
verb with object shover Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan. 1
verb without object shover to push. 1
noun shover an act or instance of shoving. 1
idioms shover shove it, Slang: Often Vulgar. (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it. Also, stick it. 1

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Origin of shover

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English schouven, Old English scūfan; cognate with Dutch schuiven, obsolete German schauben, Old Norse skūfa; akin to Gothic -skiuban; (noun) Middle English scou, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Shover

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shover popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shover usage trend in Literature

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