noun

1. 1. a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc.
   2. any machine equipped with a shovel-like device a steam shovel
2. shovelful

Etymology: ME schovele < OE scofl < base of scufan: see shove

transitive verb shoveled -·eled or shovelled -·elled, shoveling -·el·ing or shovelling -·el·ling

1. to lift and move with a shovel
2. to clean or dig out (a path, etc.) with a shovel
3. to put or throw, in large quantities to shovel food into one's mouth

intransitive verb