Past tense of shove; pushed someone or something forcefully and roughly.
From Old English 'scufan,' related to Old High German 'schiuban.' The word is onomatopoetic in flavor, imitating the forceful sound and motion.
Shove is one of those English words that's almost purely Germanic—like most words for rough physical action, it comes from the ancient Germanic roots at English's core.
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