shovel
Nouns
- (n) a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- (n) the quantity a shovel can hold shovelful, spadeful,
- (n) a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
- (n) a machine for excavating power shovel, digger, excavator,
Verbs
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(v) dig with or as if with a shovel
- shovel sand
- he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long