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shove
noun
the member of a pickpocketing team who jostles the victim, diverting his attention so that a confederate can actually pick the victim’s pocket US- To do the job well, three persons are necessary: the shove pushed the victim and diverted his attention; the dip goes for the pocket, hip, or otherwise; and the loot is then handed to the wire so that if one of the other two are caught, they would not be caught with the evidence. — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 239, 1981
▶ give the shove
to dismiss someone from employment or reject the partner in a romantic relationship UK, 1899- When his wife gave him the shove he used the not inconsiderable resources of the Palace to smear her as a mental case and a slut. — The Guardian, 25 June 2003
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