shove up

verb

To move over so as to make room for another.

“Shove up, so I can fit in next to you.”

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verbshove up (third-person singular simple present shoves up, present participle shoving up, simple past and past participle shoved up)

present singular third person shoves up · participle present shoving up · participle past shoved up · past shoved up

  1. UKinformalTo move over so as to make room for another.

    Shove up, so I can fit in next to you.

    Synonyms: shove over

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo move over so as to make room for another.

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