| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: butt1, push, thrust. See PUSH. | | VERB: | 1. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, propel, push, ram, thrust. See MOVE. 2. To force one's way into a place or situation: push. Informal : muscle. See ENTER, PUSH. 3. To cause to stick out: poke, push, thrust. See CONVEX. 4. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: press, push, ram. See PUSH. | | PHRASAL VERB: | shove off Informal. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal : cut out, push off. Slang : blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH.
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