shovel
[verb]
Synonyms: move, dredge, heap, ladle, load, scoop, toss

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I. shov‧el¹ /ˈʃʌvəl/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scofl]

1. a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc Synonym : spade

2. a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth

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II. shovel² verb (past tense and past participle shovelled, present participle shovelling British English, shoveled, shoveling American English) [transitive]

1. to lift and move earth, stones etc with a shovel:
The workmen shovelled gravel onto the road.
They were out in freezing conditions shovelling snow off the pitch.
shovel the driveway/sidewalk etc American English (=shovel snow from a road or path)
Everyone was out shoveling their sidewalks.

2. shovel something into/onto something to put something, usually food, somewhere quickly:
We shovelled food into our mouths as fast as we could.

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