- (v.t.) To gather up as with a shovel.
- (v.t.) To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap or into a cart or out of a pit.
- (v.t.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain or other loose substances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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