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shovel

DEFINITIONS OF: shovel

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n a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

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hand shovel
a shovel that is operated by hand
post-hole digger, posthole digger
a shovel used to sink postholes
scoop, scoop shovel
the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
coal shovel
a hand shovel for shoveling coal
entrenching tool, trenching spade
a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches
spade
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
spud, stump spud
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
Type of:
hand tool
a tool used with workers' hands

n a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

Type of:
fire iron
metal fireside implements

n a machine for excavating

Synonyms:
digger, excavator, power shovel
Types:
backhoe
an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
dredge
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
steam shovel
a power shovel that is driven by steam
Type of:
machine
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

n the quantity a shovel can hold

Synonyms:
shovelful, spadeful
Type of:
containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

v dig with or as if with a shovel

“shovel sand”
“he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long”
Type of:
cut into, delve, dig, turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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