shovers
Those who push
Shovers are people who shove—who push forcefully or roughly.
The word typically appears in contexts of crowds or physical altercation: The shovers at the concert made it impossible to stay near the stage.
It can also describe aggressive personalities: He was one of life's shovers, always elbowing his way to the front.
Pushing and bumping others
- pushingApplying force to move
- elbowingPushing with bent arm
- bumpingLight repeated collision
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
thrusting · squeezing · pressing · ramming · nudging · muscling · shouldering · barging
Those who sell drugs
- jostlersThose who shove roughly
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- linebackersDefensive football position
- bouncersVenue security personnel
enforcers · doormen · gatekeepers · expellers · evictors · ejectors · moshers · queue-jumpers
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
confrontational · combative · violent · forceful · domineering · coercive · antagonistic · pugnacious
jostling
Pushing and bumping others
crowding · thrusting · squeezing · pressing · ramming · nudging · muscling · shouldering · barging · bustling
pushers
Those who sell drugs
- jostlersThose who shove roughly
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- linebackersDefensive football position
bouncers · enforcers · doormen · gatekeepers · expellers · evictors · ejectors · moshers · queue-jumpers · brawlers
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
threatening · confrontational · combative · violent · forceful · domineering · coercive · antagonistic · pugnacious · truculent
crowds
Assembled multitudes
- queuesOrderly waiting arrangements
- subwaysUnderground urban railways
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
stampedes · rush-hour · concerts · stadiums · nightclubs · platforms · doorways · elevators · turnstiles · sales
- shove offDepart, often rudely
- when push comes to shoveWhen forced to act
- shove itRude dismissal phrase
- push and shoveForceful bodily contact
- shove overMove to make space
- shove down someone's throatCompel acceptance of views