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What does "shove in" mean?

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Rebecca

"Shove in" means to roughly force an object into something. "Shoving something in" is usually done in a hurry or when an object has to be forced into a small space. Ex: Shove your towel in your bag and let's go to the beach! Ex: I had to shove my new clothes into my closet because it's so small.

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