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English to English noun
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a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle |  | source: wordnet30
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the quantity a shovel can hold | | source: wordnet30
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a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace | | source: wordnet30
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a machine for excavating | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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dig with or as if with a shovel | | Example: shovel sand
he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long
source: wordnet30
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To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. | | source: webster1913
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