Question 1

What does "shove around" mean?

Accepted Answer

To push someone roughly, causing them to move or stumble

Question 2

How do you use "shove around" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

A fight broke out when one player started shoving the other around near the goal.

Question 3

Is "shove around" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"shove around" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. Common in American English. In the physical sense, describes rough contact. In the figurative sense, means to dominate or mistreat someone. Often followed by a strong assertion of resistance: 'I won't be shoved around.'

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