DCHP-2

shove ((n.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  See quote.

• 2a n. — Hist.

  the annual thrusting forward and expansion of river ice during break-up, with special reference to the St. Lawrence River, where the phenomenon was accompanied with much flooding and considerable danger.

  See also: ice-shove (def. 2)  shoving of the ice   

• 2b n.

  a thrusting forward of river ice under pressure, an action causing ridges on the ice surface and the building up of masses of ice on the shores.

  See also: bourdigneau  ice-shove (def. 2)