Meaning & use
shovel
A tool with a broad blade and a long handle, used for digging or moving loose material such as earth or snow.
See it in a sentence
He grabbed a shovel from the shed to clear the snow from the driveway.
Workers used shovels to spread gravel evenly across the path.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb meaning to move material with a shovel, or informally to eat quickly, as in "shovel food into your mouth."
Words with a similar meaning
spade
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To move, clear, or dig using a shovel.
They spent the whole morning shoveling snow off the sidewalk.
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