Definisjon av shovel på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
		hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
		hand shovel a shovel that is operated by hand
		post-hole digger, posthole digger a shovel used to sink postholes
shovel - a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
		fire iron metal fireside implements
shovel - the quantity a shovel can hold
		shovelful, spadeful
		containerful the quantity that a container will hold
shovel - a machine for excavating
		power shovel, excavator, digger
		machine any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
		backhoe an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
		dredge a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Verb
shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
		cut into, delve, dig, turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
		garbage down, gobble up, bolt down, shovel in eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake"
		rake in, shovel in earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"

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Substantiv
shovel - A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
shovel - A spade.
Verb
shovel - To move materials with a shovel.
shovel - To move with a shoveling motion.

A shovel is a tool for lifting and moving loose material such as coal, gravel, snow, soil, or sand and is an extremely common tool which is used extensively in agriculture, construction and gardening. It is usually a hand tool consisting of a broad blade with edges or sides that is fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovels are usually made of iron or steel and are very strong.

shovel
A tool consisting of a stick (usually out of wood) and a bigger, slightly humped surface (usually out of metal), which is used to move material such as earth, snow, grain, etc. from one place to another.
shovel
Small shovel used for instance by children to play with the sand.
shovel
A machine used to dig the ground and to lift and carry dirt and debris.
shovel
To dig with or as if with a shovel.