单词 | shovel |
释义 | shov·el ![]() n. 1. A tool with a handle and a broad scoop or blade for digging and moving material, such as dirt or snow. 2. A large mechanical device or vehicle for heavy digging or excavation. 3. The amount that a shovel can hold; a shovelful: One shovel of dirt. v. shov·eled, shov·el·ing, shov·els also shov·elled or shov·el·ling v.tr. 1. To move or remove with a shovel. 2. To make with a shovel: shoveled a path through the snow. 3. To convey or throw in a rough or hasty way, as if with a shovel: He shoveled the food into his mouth. 4. To clear or excavate with or as if with a shovel: shoveling off the driveway after the snowstorm; shovels out the hall closet once a year. v.intr. To dig or work with a shovel. [Middle English, from Old English scofl.] ![]() left: ergonomic snow shovel right: D-handle round point shovel |
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