Knock vs Shove - What's the difference?

Knock is a related term of shove.

As nouns the difference between knock and shove

is that knock is an abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood while shove is a rough push.

As verbs the difference between knock and shove

is that knock is (dated) to rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood while shove is to push, especially roughly or with force.

knock

English

Noun

(en noun)

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood

I heard a knock on my door.

An impact.

He took a knock on the head.

(figurative) criticism

* 2012 , Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world'' (in ''The Daily Telegraph , 15 November 2012)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/15/mumford-sons-biggest-band-world]

Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take some knocks back home.

(cricket) a batsman's innings.

He played a slow but sure knock of 35.

(automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

Verb

(en verb)

(dated) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

Knock on the door and find out if they're home.

(dated) To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

* Shakespeare

Master, knock the door hard.

(ambitransitive, dated) To bump or impact.

I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.

I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.

* 1900 , L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

"The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."

(colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

(soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.

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Derived terms

* knock someone's block off * knock someone's socks off

Derived terms

* antiknock * knock about * knock around * knock down * knock for a loop * knock it off * knock knock * knock off / knockoff * knock oneself out * knock somebody's socks off * knock out / knockout * knock over * knock up * knocked up * knocker * knocker up * knocking shop * school of hard knocks English onomatopoeias 1000 English basic words

shove

English

Verb

(shov)

To push, especially roughly or with force.

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To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off .

* Garth

He grasped the oar, received his guests on board, and shoved from shore.

To make an all-in bet.

(label) To pass (counterfeit money).

Derived terms

* shover * shove off * shove-it * push and shove * shove ha'penny

Noun

(en noun)

A rough push.

* Jonathan Swift

I rested and then gave the boat another shove .

(poker slang) An all-in bet.

Derived terms

* when push comes to shove