shove over

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The phrase "shove over" is commonly used in informal settings to ask someone to make space by moving aside.

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Definition

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(informal, colloquial)To move aside to make space for someone else.

Example

Can you shove over so I can sit down?
She asked him to shove over to fit another chair at the table.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "shove over":

scoot over shove on shove off shove down push and shove push around push over step aside push off push past stand aside push along tell someone where to shove it shove it up your ass out of the way shovel out step over push away push in move it push forward scoot up push out pull over push on make way