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shovel
 shovelleft: ergonomic snow shovelright: D-handle round point shovelshov·el S0370200 (shŭv′əl)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.]shovel (ˈʃʌvəl) n1. (Tools) an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle2. (Tools) any machine or part resembling a shovel in action3. Also called: shovelful the amount that can be contained in a shovel4. (Clothing & Fashion) short for shovel hatvb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled5. to lift (earth, etc) with a shovel6. (tr) to clear or dig (a path) with or as if with a shovel7. (tr) to gather, load, or unload in a hurried or careless way: he shovelled the food into his mouth and rushed away. [Old English scofl; related to Old High German scūfla shovel, Dutch schoffel hoe; see shove] ˈshoveller, ˈshoveler nshov•el (ˈʃʌv əl)
n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. 1. a hand implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up or throwing loose matter. 2. any fairly large contrivance or machine with a broad blade having a similar purpose: a steam shovel. v.t. 3. to take up and cast with a shovel: to shovel coal. 4. to gather up in large quantity energetically with or as if with a shovel: to shovel food into one's mouth. 5. to dig or clear with or as if with a shovel. v.i. 6. to use a shovel. [before 900; Middle English, Old English scofl, c. Middle Dutch, Dutch schoffel; akin to Old High German scūvala, shove] shovel
Past participle: shovelled
Gerund: shovelling
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| I shovel | | you shovel | | he/she/it shovels | | we shovel | | you shovel | | they shovel |
| Preterite |
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| I shovelled | | you shovelled | | he/she/it shovelled | | we shovelled | | you shovelled | | they shovelled |
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| I am shovelling | | you are shovelling | | he/she/it is shovelling | | we are shovelling | | you are shovelling | | they are shovelling |
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| I have shovelled | | you have shovelled | | he/she/it has shovelled | | we have shovelled | | you have shovelled | | they have shovelled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shovelling | | you were shovelling | | he/she/it was shovelling | | we were shovelling | | you were shovelling | | they were shovelling |
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| I had shovelled | | you had shovelled | | he/she/it had shovelled | | we had shovelled | | you had shovelled | | they had shovelled |
| Future |
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| I will shovel | | you will shovel | | he/she/it will shovel | | we will shovel | | you will shovel | | they will shovel |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shovelled | | you will have shovelled | | he/she/it will have shovelled | | we will have shovelled | | you will have shovelled | | they will have shovelled |
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| I will be shovelling | | you will be shovelling | | he/she/it will be shovelling | | we will be shovelling | | you will be shovelling | | they will be shovelling |
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| I have been shovelling | | you have been shovelling | | he/she/it has been shovelling | | we have been shovelling | | you have been shovelling | | they have been shovelling |
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| I will have been shovelling | | you will have been shovelling | | he/she/it will have been shovelling | | we will have been shovelling | | you will have been shovelling | | they will have been shovelling |
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| I had been shovelling | | you had been shovelling | | he/she/it had been shovelling | | we had been shovelling | | you had been shovelling | | they had been shovelling |
| Conditional |
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| I would shovel | | you would shovel | | he/she/it would shovel | | we would shovel | | you would shovel | | they would shovel |
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| I would have shovelled | | you would have shovelled | | he/she/it would have shovelled | | we would have shovelled | | you would have shovelled | | they would have shovelled |
Plow ShovelA detachable pointed piece of flat metal attached to the frame of a plow and used not to turn over the soil (i.e., a turning plow) but to break up and stir it. There were/are many shapes of such points. See also Bull tongue, Calf tongue, and sweep.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handlehand shovel - a shovel that is operated by handhand tool - a tool used with workers' handsposthole digger, post-hole digger - a shovel used to sink postholesscoop shovel, scoop - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe | | 2. | shovel - the quantity a shovel can holdshovelful, spadefulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold | | 3. | shovel - a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplacefire iron - metal fireside implements | | 4. |  shovel - a machine for excavating power shovel, digger, excavatorbackhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earthdredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbedmachine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human taskssteam shovel - a power shovel that is driven by steam | | Verb | 1. | shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down - eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake"rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" |
shovelnoun1. spade, scoop She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.verb1. move, scoop, dredge, shift, load, heap He had to get out and shovel snow.2. stuff, spoon, ladle shovelling food into his mouthshovelverb1. To break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool:delve, dig, excavate, grub, scoop, spade.2. To make by digging:dig, excavate, scoop.Translationsshovel (ˈʃavl) noun a tool like a spade, with a short handle, used for scooping up and moving coal, gravel etc. 鏟子 铲 verb – past tense, past participle ˈshovelled , (American) ˈshoveled – to move (as if) with a shovel, especially in large quantities. He shovelled snow from the path; Don't shovel your food into your mouth! (尤指大量地)鏟 铲ˈshovelful noun the amount that can be held, carried etc on a shovel. a shovelful of coal. 一鏟的量 一铲的量shovel
cling like shit to a shovel1. rude slang To adhere to something very securely. This glue clings like shit to a shovel—good luck getting it off your hands.2. rude slang By extension, to rely on someone excessively or spend a lot of time with them. Why are you clinging like shit to a shovel? Don't you have something better to do?See also: cling, like, shit, shovelcling to (one) like shit to a shovelrude slang To rely on someone excessively or spend a lot of time with them, often when doing so is unwelcome or annoying. Why are you clinging to me like shit to a shovel? Don't you have something better to do?See also: cling, like, shit, shovelput (one) to bed with a shoveleuphemism To kill one. The expression alludes to the burial of the person killed. Don't worry, boss, put that stool pigeon to bed with a shovel before he ever gets the chance to testify.See also: bed, put, shovelstick (to someone or something) like shit to a shovel1. rude slang To cling, adhere, or hold fast (to someone or something). Be careful you don't get any of this stuff on you—it'll stick like shit to a shovel. That paint will stick to the floors like shit to a shovel if you let it dry.2. rude slang By extension, to be excessively reliant on someone or something or inclined to follow someone or something around. Their eldest son has been sticking like shit to a shovel ever since he got laid off from work five years ago. My little brother always sticks to me like shit on a shovel whenever we're out together.3. rude slang By extension, to become closely and inseparably associated with someone or something. A felony conviction like that will stick to you like shit to a shovel for the rest of your life. A scandal like this could end up sticking like shit to a shovel, so we need to quash it before it gets any bigger.See also: like, shit, shovel, someone, stickput someone to bed with a shovelSl. to bury someone; to kill and bury someone. Shut up! You want me to put you to bed with a shovel? The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with a shovel.See also: bed, put, shovelput to bed with a shovel 1. Sl. dead and buried. (Alludes to burying someone.) You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? fust keep talking that way. Poor old Jake. He was put to bed with a shovel last March. 2. Sl. intoxicated. He wasn't just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel! Dead drunk? Yes, he was put to bed with a shovel.See also: bed, put, shovelcling like shit to a shovel and stick like shit to a shovel1. in. to stick or adhere [to someone or something] tightly. (Usually objectionable.) That oily stuff sticks like shit to a shovel. 2. in. to be very dependent on someone; to follow someone around. (Often with an indirect object. Usually objectionable.) She’s so dependent. She clings to him like shit to a shovel. He hates her, but he sticks like shit to a shovel. See also: cling, like, shit, shovelstick like shit to a shovel verbSee cling like shit to a shovelSee also: like, shit, shovel, stickput someone to bed with a shovel tv. to bury someone; to kill and bury someone. (see also put to bed with a shovel.) The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with a shovel. See also: bed, put, shovel, someoneput to bed with a shovel1. mod. dead and buried. (From put someone to bed with a shovel.) You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? Just keep talking that way. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From sense 1) He wasn’t just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel! See also: bed, put, shovelshovel
shovel1. 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 2. any machine or part resembling a shovel in action What does it mean when you dream about a shovel?A dream about shoveling often represents self-reflection and digging into our own past. Alternatively, maybe we want to bury something. (See also Digging). shovel[′shəv·əl] (design engineering) A hand tool having a flattened scoop at the end of a long handle for moving soil, aggregate, cement, or other similar material. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical excavator. power shovel  power shovel 1. A power-operated machine used to excavate and load dirt, rock, or debris by means of an open-ended bucket at the end of an arm which is suspended from a boom; cables or hydraulic rams force the arm (and therefore the bucket) forward and upward, into the material; then the bucket is raised and its load is dumped. 2. A machine having a scoop or bucket for digging up or removing loose material.shovel
Synonyms for shovelnoun spadeSynonymsverb moveSynonyms- move
- scoop
- dredge
- shift
- load
- heap
verb stuffSynonymsSynonyms for shovelverb to break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a toolSynonyms- delve
- dig
- excavate
- grub
- scoop
- spade
verb to make by diggingSynonymsSynonyms for shovelnoun a hand tool for lifting loose materialRelated Words- hand shovel
- hand tool
- posthole digger
- post-hole digger
- scoop shovel
- scoop
noun the quantity a shovel can holdSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplaceRelated Wordsnoun a machine for excavatingSynonyms- power shovel
- digger
- excavator
Related Words- backhoe
- dredge
- machine
- steam shovel
verb dig with or as if with a shovelRelated Words- cut into
- delve
- dig
- turn over
- garbage down
- gobble up
- shovel in
- bolt down
- rake in
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