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Shovel

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounA hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
2.NounA mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
3.NounAny shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
4.NounEllipsis of shovel hat.
5.VerbTo move materials with a shovel.
"The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.; After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.; I don't mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly."
6.VerbTo move with a shoveling motion.
"Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible."
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