shovelled

Variant of shovel

noun

    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
  1. shovelful

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

transitive verb shoveled or shovelled, shoveling or shovelling

  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

to use a shovel
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