1 a tool with a long handle and a broad blade with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc:
workmen with picks and shovels
compareSPADE
2 the part of a large machine or vehicle that digs or moves earth
verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [VN] to lift and move earth, stones, coal, etc. with a shovel:
A gang of workmen were shovelling rubble onto a truck. * They went out in freezing conditions to shovel snow. * (AmE) to shovel the sidewalk / driveway (= to remove snow) * (figurative) He sat at the table, shovelling food into his mouth.
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