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shovel

1. shov.el \'sh*v-*l\ n [ME, fr. OE scofl; akin to OHG scu-fla shovel, OE 
   scu-fan)X to thrust away 1a: a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop 
   or a more or less hollowed  out blade with a handle used to lift and throw 
   material 1b: something that resembles a shovel  2: SHOVELFUL 
2. shovel \-(*-)lin\ vb or shov.eled or shov.elled;  or shov.el.ing;  or 
   shov.el.ling 1: to take up and throw with a shovel  2: to dig or clean out 
   with a shovel  3: to throw or convey roughly or in the mass as if with a 
   shovel  : to use a shovel