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shove off

verb

Etymology

From shove + off.

  1. inherited from *h₂epo✻ — “from, off, back”
  2. inherited from *ab✻ — “from”
  3. inherited from *ab✻
  4. inherited from of
  5. inherited from of
  6. compounded as shove off — “shove + off”

Definitions

  1. To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boathook.

  2. To leave.

    • Well, it looks like it's time to go. Let's shove off.
    • Well– Now, don't think you can get around me like that. He's not coming out, and that's my final word. Now, shove off!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA