Drop
Shove
Shove verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
How words are described
| good | good drop | good shove |
| single | single drop | single shove |
| strong | strong drop | strong shove |
| hard | hard drop | hard shove |
| Other adjectives: big. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The first scream for help they let out when an enemy gets too close will probably cause you to drop whatever you're doing to shove some bullets, fire, or electricity into that bad guy's face.
Source: Video Game / BioShock 2 - Ass Shove: Why drop bears shouldn't employ their traditional attack strategy against someone wearing a pointy hat.
Source: Discworld / The Last Continent -
You can shove a fisherman to cause him to drop his fishing rod, and then pick it up and use it as a weapon.
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