Idioms for shove
Origin of shove
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before 900; (v.) Middle English
schouven, Old English
scūfan; cognate with Dutch
schuiven, obsolete German
schauben, Old Norse
skūfa; akin to Gothic
-skiuban; (noun) Middle English
scou, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM shove
shov·er, noun un·shoved, adjectiveWords nearby shove
Definition for stick it (2 of 2)
Origin of stick
2SYNONYMS FOR stick
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transfix.
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pin.
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Stick,
adhere,
cohere mean to cling to or be tightly attached to something.
Adhere implies that one kind of material clings tenaciously to another;
cohere adds the idea that a thing is attracted to and held by something like itself:
Particles of sealing wax cohere and form a mass that will adhere to tin.
Stick, a more colloquial and general term, is used particularly when a third kind of material is involved:
A gummed label will stick to a package.
29 stickle, waver, doubt.
OTHER WORDS FROM stick
stick·a·ble, adjective stick·a·bil·i·ty, noun re·stick·a·ble, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for stick it (1 of 3)
shove
/ (ʃʌv) /
verb
to give a thrust or push to (a person or thing)
(tr)
to give a violent push to; jostle
(intr)
to push one's way roughly
(tr) informal
to put (something) somewhere, esp hurriedly or carelessly
shove it in the bin
noun
the act or an instance of shoving
See also
shove off
Derived forms of shove
shover, nounWord Origin for shove
Old English
scūfan; related to Old Norse
skūfa to push, Gothic
afskiuban to push away, Old High German
skioban to shove
British Dictionary definitions for stick it (2 of 3)
stick
1
/ (stɪk) /
noun
verb sticks, sticking or sticked
to support (a plant) with sticks; stake
Word Origin for stick
Old English
sticca; related to Old Norse
stikka, Old High German
stecca
British Dictionary definitions for stick it (3 of 3)
stick
2
/ (stɪk) /
verb sticks, sticking or stuck
noun
See also
stick around,
stick at,
stick by,
stick down,
stick out,
stick to,
stick together,
stick-up,
stick with,
stuck
Word Origin for stick
Old English
stician; related to Old High German
stehhan to sting, Old Norse
steikja to roast on a spit
Idioms and Phrases with stick it (1 of 3)
stick it
Continue what one is doing, endure something to the end, as in I hate large parties but I promised her I'd stick it to the end. [Early 1900s] Also see stick out, def. 2.
Also, stick it or shove it up one's ass. Do whatever you like with it, I don't want it, as in Do that job all over again? Why don't you stick it?, or Tell the chef he can take this fish and shove it up his ass. This vulgar slangy idiom, which uses stick in the sense of “thrust inward or upward,” also functions as a variant of up yours. [Second half of 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with stick it (2 of 3)
shove
see push comes to shove; push (shove) off; ram (shove) down someone's throat; stick (shove) it.
Idioms and Phrases with stick it (3 of 3)
stick