Lexic.us

Definition of Shovel

1. Noun. A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle.

2. Verb. Dig with or as if with a shovel. "He shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

3. Noun. The quantity a shovel can hold.

4. Noun. A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace.

5. Noun. A machine for excavating.

Definition of Shovel

1. n. An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.

2. v. t. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.

Definition of Shovel

1. to take up with a shovel (a digging implement) [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]

Medical Definition of Shovel

1. An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. Shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, worn by some clergy of the English Church. Shovelspur, a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, used in burrowing. Steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings. Origin: OE. Shovele, schovele, AS. Scoft, sceoft; akin to D. Schoffel, G. Schaufel, OHG. Scvala, Dan. Skovl, Sw. Skofvel, skyffel, and to E. Shove. See Shove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shovel

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shove shove-ha'penny shove-halfpenny shoved shovel (current term) shovel (current term) shovel-nosed shovelard shovelbill shovelboard

shovelboard shoveled shoveler shoveler shovelers shovelful shovelfuls shovelhead shovelhead shoveling

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