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Collocations for shove - noun

ADJ.

little | good, hefty, violent

VERB + SHOVE

give sb/sth
Harry gave him a hefty shove and he fell over.

PREP.

with a ~
She sent him off with a little shove.

Collocations for shove - verb

ADV.

hard, roughly
I shoved hard until the door opened.
aside, away, back
He shoved me roughly aside.

PREP.

down, in
She shoved the letter in a drawer.
into, out of, through
A leaflet was shoved through my letter box.

PHRASES

push and shove
The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view.
shove your way
We shoved our way to the bar.

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