Definitions for shovel
Overview of noun shovel
The noun shovel has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) shovel
(a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)
2. shovel, shovelful, spadeful
(the quantity a shovel can hold)
3. shovel
(a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace)
4. power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel
(a machine for excavating)
Overview of verb shovel
The verb shovel has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) shovel
(dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long")
