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shov·el
 shovel
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- pronunciation:
- shuh
v
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
The gravediggers began work with their shovels.
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| definition 2: |
a similar but smaller scooping device, esp. one used for gardening or for playing in sand.
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| definition 3: |
a mechanized vehicle fitted with such a scoop, used for digging, excavating, and the like.
The builders used a steam shovel to do the excavation.
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| definition 4: |
the quantity of material that can be held in such a scoop.
He heaved another shovel of coal into the furnace. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shovels, shoveling, shoveled |
| definition 1: |
to lift and move with a shovel.
We'll shovel the ground over here and start our garden. |
| definition 2: |
to lift, move, or throw hastily, roughly, or in large quantities, as though with a shovel.
She was hungry and shoveled the food into her mouth. |
| definition 3: |
to excavate or clear with, or as if with, a shovel.
He shoveled his car out of the snowbank.- similar words:
- dig, unearth
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| related words: |
bolt, excavate, gobble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to use a shovel.
The prisoners shoveled under the hot sun. |
| related words: |
dig |
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