[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shovel \shov"el\, n. oe. shovele, schovele, as. scoft, sceoft;
   akin to d. schoffel, g. schaufel, ohg. sc?vala, dan. skovl,
   sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to e. shove. root160. see
   shove, 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.
   1913 webster

   shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides,
      and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some
      clergy of the english church. colloq.

   shovelspur zool., a flat, horny process on the tarsus of
      some toads, -- used in burrowing.

   steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by
      a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway
      cuttings.
      1913 webster
see also:
shove shovel hat shovelspur steam shovel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shovel \shov"el\, v. t. imp.  p. p. shoveledor 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 shovel.
      1913 webster
see also:
shoveled shovelled shoveling shovelling 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shovel
     n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved
          container or scoop and a handle
     2: the quantity a shovel can hold syn: shovelful, spadeful
     3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals
        or ashes in a fireplace
     4: a machine for excavating syn: power shovel, excavator,
        digger
     v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
         shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
     also: shovelling, shovelled
see also:
shovelful spadeful power shovel excavator digger shovelling 
shovelled 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

59 moby thesaurus words for "shovel":
   backhoe, bail, bar spade, bore, bucket, burrow, coal shovel, cup,
   decant, delve, dig, dig out, dike, dip, dish, dish out, dish up,
   dredge, drill, drive, excavate, fork, furrow, garden spade, gouge,
   gouge out, groove, grub, gumming spade, ladle, lower, loy, mine,
   peat spade, posthole spade, pour, power shovel, quarry,
   salt shovel, sap, scoop, scoop out, scoop shovel, scrabble, scrape,
   scratch, scuff, shamble, sink, spade, split shovel, spoon, spud,
   steam shovel, stump spud, trench, trenching spade, trough,
   tunnel

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