shovel
- Noun. A hand tool with a handle for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another. Not to be confused with a spade which is for digging.
- Noun. (US) A spade.
- Verb. To move materials with a shovel.
- Verb. (transitive, figurative) To move with a shoveling motion.
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