2. To gather up as with a shovel. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shovelled — shov·el || ʃʌvl n. tool with a handle and a broad scoop used for digging or lifting and removing material; power shovel, mechanical device with a large scoop; shovelful v. dig with a shovel; gather up as if with a shovel; sweep away, clear… … English contemporary dictionary
shovelled under — dead But not necessarily buried: My last day in the Fourteenth Army will be the day they shovel me under. (Fraser, 1992 the British/Indian 14th Army under General Slim in the Far East, also known as the Forgotten Army because of scant… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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shovel — shov|el1 [ˈʃʌvəl] n [: Old English; Origin: scofl] 1.) a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc = ↑spade 2.) a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth shovel 2 shovel2 past tense… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Excavation (archaeology) — The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning.# Excavation is the best known and most commonly used within the science of archaeology. In this sense it is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. # The term is… … Wikipedia
shovel — [[t]ʃʌ̱v(ə)l[/t]] shovels, shovelling, shovelled (in AM, use shoveling, shoveled) 1) N COUNT A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow. ...a coal shovel... She dug the foundation with a pick… … English dictionary
shovel — 1 noun (C) 1 a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc compare spade (1) 2 a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth 2 verb shovelled, shovelling BrE shoveled, shoveling AmE (I, T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shovel — I UK [ˈʃʌv(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms shovel : singular shovel plural shovels 1) a tool used for lifting and moving something such as snow or soil. It consists of a long handle with a curved metal end. See: spade 2) a part of a large… … English dictionary
shovel — n. & v. n. 1 a a spadelike tool for shifting quantities of coal, earth, etc., esp. having the sides curved upwards. b the amount contained in a shovel; a shovelful. 2 a machine or part of a machine having a similar form or function. v.tr.… … Useful english dictionary
Shovel — Shov el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. [1913 Webster] 2. To gather up as with a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
