@MrPushwood said in #10:
> Yep, as dukedog has suggested, a push can be nice (a gentle guiding hand, for example), whereas a shove can't ever be well-intentioned (unless maybe you're really drunk).
Does it work for objects? Like can you shove a door closed or shove a car out of the mud?
Well when 'push comes to shove' , i agree with @Dukedog on this topic. :).
push is a suggestion
shove relocates
hi mom
@Raspberry_yoghurt said in #1:
> Am I right that in pushing you place the hand on the person and then apply force, but in shoving you apply the force before making contact, resulting in a sort of mini-punch followed by a push?
If I am correct, the two words are synonyms, but "shoving" has a more forceful connotation to it.
A shove may result in a stove whereas a push will not ...
You might wonder why we call a shovel so...
Pushing is front to front, shoving is front to back .
@Tenakel said in #7:
> @Raspberry_yoghur
>
> The answer to your question might be best answered by @NM_MrShovwood.
No fair, I was going to make that joke!
@Raspberry_yoghurt said in #1:
> Am I right that in pushing you place the hand on the person and then apply force, but in shoving you apply the force before making contact, resulting in a sort of mini-punch followed by a push?
In an analogy, "shove" is to "push", like "yeet" is to "throw".
This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.