to shove a door open

  • 1open — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 door, window, box, etc. ADVERB ▪ fully, wide ▪ She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in. ▪ gingerly ▪ Fred opened the box gingerly and peered inside …

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  • 2shove — shove1 [ ʃʌv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push someone or something with force: Stop shoving me! shove someone to/into/on etc. something: He kicked Jason and shoved some other kid to the ground. pushing and shoving (=pushing with… …

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  • 3shove — I UK [ʃʌv] / US verb Word forms shove : present tense I/you/we/they shove he/she/it shoves present participle shoving past tense shoved past participle shoved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push someone or something with force Stop shoving me! …

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  • 4shove — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly, gentle, light, little, playful ▪ good, hard, hefty (BrE), mighty …

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  • 5shove — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to push someone or something, in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders: shove sb aside/into etc: Secret Service men shoved people aside to make way for the President. | shove sb/sth: Stop shoving me or I ll tell… …

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  • 6Suicide door — A suicide door is a car door that is hinged on the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle, known as the trailing edge. [http://www.chalkhillmedia.org/Museum/historic automotive terms.htm] , Suicide door definition.] [http://www.diseno… …

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  • 7push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …

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  • 8push — vb Push, shove, thrust, propel mean to use force upon a thing so as to make it move ahead or aside. Push implies the application of force by a body (as a person) already in contact with the body to be moved onward, aside, or out of the way {push… …

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  • 9push — push1 [ puʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something away ▸ 2 press button on machine ▸ 3 move through group ▸ 4 encourage/force someone ▸ 5 try to sell something ▸ 6 make something reach level ▸ 7 sell illegal drugs ▸ 8 make impatient/annoyed ▸ 9… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10push — /poosh/, v.t. 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 3. to effect or accomplish by… …

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