Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SHOVE
I. verb (shoved; shoving)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scūfan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry Date: before 12th century transitive verb to push along, to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner ; thrust , to force by other than physical means ; compel , intransitive verb to move by forcing a way ,
2. to move something by exerting force, leave , shover noun
II. noun
Date: 14th century
an act or instance of shoving ; a forcible push