'Shovel' definitions:

Definition of 'shovel'

(from WordNet)
noun
A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
noun
The quantity a shovel can hold [syn: shovel, shovelful, spadeful]
noun
A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
noun
A machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel]
verb
Dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

Definition of 'Shovel'

From: GCIDE
  • Shovel \Shov"el\, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See Shove, v. t.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [Colloq.]
  • Shovelspur (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shovel'

From: GCIDE
  • Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveledor Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoveling or Shovelling.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To gather up as with a shovel. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shovel'

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