Shovel /(?)/

Shov·el

Shovel

n.
  1. An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.

Phrases & Compounds
Shovel hat
a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some clergy of the English Church.
Shovel spur
a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, -- used in burrowing.
Steam shovel
a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.

Shovel

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Shoveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoveling

  1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
  2. To gather up as with a shovel.