Shovel
WordNet
noun
(1) A machine for excavating
(2) A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
(3) A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
(4) The quantity a shovel can hold
verb
(5) Dig with or as if with a shovel
"Shovel sand"
"He shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A hand tool with a handle for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another. Not to be confused with a spade which is for digging.
- A spade.
Verb
- To move materials with a shovel.
- The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.
- After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.
- I don't mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly.