Knocks
Shoves
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Rushed Inverted Reading: Jean quickly grabs a book and shoves one at Lionel to pretend they've been reading rather than sleeping when one of the girls knocks on the door.
Source: Series / As Time Goes By -
This last scene subtly displays a patronising and arrogant side, and indeed when Mocchi actually knocks him down he clearly loses his temper and roughly shoves the referee aside as he starts to count.
Source: Not So Stoic
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