meaning of shovel
1. An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
2. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
3. To gather up as with a shovel.
4. a machine for excavating
Related Words
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