How to pronounce“shovel”in English
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Definitions of “shovel”
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
“It was said that such train crews kept a spare shovel on board because, on numerous occasions, the beginner had not only zealously thrown coal into the firebox but had let the shovel go as well.”
A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
To move materials with a shovel.
“The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.”
To move with a shoveling motion.
“Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible.”
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