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pushes and shoves

pushes and shoves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push and shove.

Meaning of push and shove

Verb

push and shove (third-person singular simple present pushes and shoves, present participle pushing and shoving, simple past and past participle pushed and shoved)

  1. (informal) To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.
    • He pushed and shoved his way to the stage to steal the microphone from the singer.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, shove.

See all 3 meanings of push and shove

Questions about pushes and shoves

What is pushes and shoves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes and shoves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push and shove.

Words near pushes and shoves in the dictionary

  1. pushers
  2. pushes
  3. pushes about
  4. pushes against an open door
  5. pushes along
  6. pushes and shoves
  7. pushes around
  8. pushes aside
  9. pushes away
  10. pushes back
  11. pushes daisies

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