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SHOVEL

Definition:

1. [noun] a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
   
   
2. [noun] the quantity a shovel can hold
   Synonyms: ful, spadeful
   
   
3. [noun] a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
   
   
4. [noun] a machine for excavating
   Synonyms: power excavator, digger
   
   
5. [verb] dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
   
   

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Related Words:

• hand shovel
• posthole digger, post-hole digger
• scoop, scoop shovel
• backhoe
• dredge
• steam shovel

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