shovel

shovel
Synonyms and related words:
backhoe, bail, bar spade, bore, bucket, burrow, coal shovel, cup, decant, delve, dig, dig out, dike, dip, dish, dish out, dish up, dredge, drill, drive, excavate, fork, furrow, garden spade, gouge, gouge out, groove, grub, gumming spade, ladle, lower, loy, mine, peat spade, posthole spade, pour, power shovel, quarry, salt shovel, sap, scoop, scoop out, scoop shovel, scrabble, scrape, scratch, scuff, shamble, sink, spade, split shovel, spoon, spud, steam shovel, stump spud, trench, trenching spade, trough, tunnel

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  • shovel — [shuv′əl] n. [ME schovele < OE scofl < base of scufan: see SHOVE] 1. a) a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc. b) any machine equipped with a… …   English World dictionary

  • Shovel — Shov el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shovel — ► NOUN ▪ a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, etc. ► VERB (shovelled, shovelling; US shoveled, shoveling) 1) move with a shovel. 2) (shovel down/in) inform …   English terms dictionary

  • shovel — O.E. scofl, sceofol, related to scufan (see SHOVE (Cf. shove)), from P.Gmc. *skublo (Cf. O.S. skufla, Swed. skovel, M.L.G. schufle, M.Du. shuffel, Du. schoffel, O.H.G. scuvala, Ger. Schaufel). The verb is attested from mid 15c. Shovel ready …   Etymology dictionary

  • Shovel — (spr. Schowwel), Sir Cloudesley S., geb. 1650 in der Grafschaft Norfolk; wurde Schuhmacher, entfloh, nachdem er seinen Meister erschlagen hatte, u. ging als Schiffsjunge zur See, wurde 1674 Lieutenant u. von dem Commodore Sir John Narborgh an den …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • shovel — The verb has inflected forms shovelled, shovelling in BrE, and in AmE usually shoveled, shoveling …   Modern English usage

  • Shovel — For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation). A man carrying shovels …   Wikipedia

  • shovel — /shuv euhl/, n., v., shoveled, shoveling or (esp. Brit.) shovelled, shovelling. n. 1. an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2 …   Universalium

  • shovel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Old High German scūfla shovel, Old English scūfan to thrust away Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shovel — [[t]ʃʌ̱v(ə)l[/t]] shovels, shovelling, shovelled (in AM, use shoveling, shoveled) 1) N COUNT A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow. ...a coal shovel... She dug the foundation with a pick… …   English dictionary

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