shove off

English

Etymology

shove +‎ off

Verb

shove off (third-person singular simple present shoves off, present participle shoving off, simple past and past participle shoved off)

  1. To set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boat-hook.
  2. (informal) To leave.
    Well, it looks like it's time to go. Let's shove off.
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