schoven

Middle English

/ˈʃuvən/

verb
Definitions
  • To shove; to move (often forcibly) by direct physical force:
  • To force from something; to remove forcibly or unwillingly:
  • To move weather or atmospheric conditions.
  • To enter or go somewhere (often when facing resistance)
  • (rare) To decline or refuse to accept (or continue accepting).
  • (rare) To resist shoving or pushing.
  • (rare) To promote or improve one's standings.
  • (rare) To crawl or mill about as a crowd.
  • (rare) To secure or reinforce.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċūfan inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (shove, drive, push).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skeubaną

Gloss

shove, drive, push

Concept
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Animals

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Action/Process

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