ALL meanings of shovel
shov·el
S s - noun shovel an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 1
- noun shovel any fairly large contrivance or machine with a broad blade or scoop for taking up or removing loose matter: a steam shovel. 1
- noun shovel a shovelful. 1
- noun shovel Informal. shovel hat. 1
- verb with object shovel to take up and cast or remove with a shovel: to shovel coal. 1
- verb with object shovel to gather up in large quantity roughly or carelessly with or as if with a shovel: He shoveled food into his mouth. 1
- verb with object shovel to dig or clear with or as if with a shovel: to shovel a path through the snow. 1
- verb without object shovel to work with a shovel. 1
- noun shovel tool for digging 1
- transitive verb shovel dig or move with shovel 1
- countable noun shovel A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow. 0
- verb shovel If you shovel earth, coal, or snow, you lift and move it with a shovel. 0
- verb shovel If you shovel something somewhere, you push a lot of it quickly into that place. 0
- noun shovel an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle 0
- noun shovel any machine or part resembling a shovel in action 0
- noun shovel the amount that can be contained in a shovel 0
- verb shovel to lift (earth, etc) with a shovel 0
- verb shovel to clear or dig (a path) with or as if with a shovel 0
- verb shovel to gather, load, or unload in a hurried or careless way 0
- noun shovel a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc. 0
- noun shovel any machine equipped with a shovel-like device 0
- abbreviation SHOVEL shovelful 0
- verb transitive shovel to lift and move with a shovel 0
- verb transitive shovel to clean or dig out (a path, etc.) with a shovel 0
- verb transitive shovel to put or throw, in large quantities 0
- intransitive verb shovel to use a shovel 0