English Explanatory Dictionary

push and shove

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, shove.
noun
  1. Inconsiderate and unregulated behaviour.

Word forms

push and shove pushes and shoves pushing and shoving pushed and shoved

Synonyms

hurlyburly rough-and-tumble
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