shov·el (sh v  l)n. 1. A tool with a handle and a broad scoop or blade for digging and moving material, such as dirt or snow. 2. A large mechanical device or vehicle for heavy digging or excavation. 3. The amount that a shovel can hold; a shovelful: One shovel of dirt. v. shov·eled also shov·elled, shov·el·ing also shov·el·ling, shov·els also shov·els v.tr. 1. To move or remove with a shovel. 2. To make with a shovel: shoveled a path through the snow. 3. To convey or throw in a rough or hasty way, as if with a shovel: He shoveled the food into his mouth. 4. To clear or excavate with or as if with a shovel: shoveling off the driveway after the snowstorm; shovels out the hall closet once a year. v.intr. To dig or work with a shovel. [Middle English, from Old English scofl.] |   left: ergonomic snow shovel right: D-handle round point shovel |
shovel [ˈʃʌvəl]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc., consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle
2. (Engineering / Tools) any machine or part resembling a shovel in action
3. Also called shovelful the amount that can be contained in a shovel
4. (Clothing & Fashion) short for shovel hat
vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled
1. to lift (earth, etc.) with a shovel
2. (tr) to clear or dig (a path) with or as if with a shovel
3. (tr) to gather, load, or unload in a hurried or careless way he shovelled the food into his mouth and rushed away
[Old English scofl; related to Old High German scūfla shovel, Dutch schoffel hoe; see shove]
shoveller US, shoveler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handlehand shovel - a shovel that is operated by hand hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands post-hole digger, posthole digger - a shovel used to sink postholes scoop shovel, scoop - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe |
| 2. | shovel - the quantity a shovel can hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 3. | shovel - a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace fire iron - metal fireside implements | |
| 4. |  shovel - a machine for excavating 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 machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks steam shovel - a power shovel that is driven by steam | |
| Verb | 1. | 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, shovel in, bolt down - eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" |
shovel
Translations
shovel [ˈʃʌvl]
B. VT → mover con pala
to shovel earth into a pile → amontonar tierra con una pala
to shovel coal on to a fire → añadir carbón a la lumbre con pala
they were shovelling out the mud → estaban sacando el lodo con palas
he was shovelling food into his mouth > → se zampaba la comida
to shovel earth into a pile → amontonar tierra con una pala
to shovel coal on to a fire → añadir carbón a la lumbre con pala
they were shovelling out the mud → estaban sacando el lodo con palas
he was shovelling food into his mouth > → se zampaba la comida
shovel up VT + ADV [+ coal etc] → levantar con una pala; [+ snow] → quitar con pala
shovel [ˈʃʌvəl]
n (= spade) → pelle f
vt
[+ snow, earth, coal] → pelleter
He was shovelling earth into the grave
BUT Il jetait des pelletées de terre dans la tombe.
He was shovelling earth into the grave
BUT Il jetait des pelletées de terre dans la tombe.
shovel
shovel [ˈʃʌvl]
shovel [ˈʃʌvl]
1. n → pala
2. vt (coal, snow) → spalare; (sth spilt) → raccogliere con una paletta
he was shovelling food into his mouth (fig) → mangiava a quattro ganasce
he was shovelling food into his mouth (fig) → mangiava a quattro ganasce
shovel [ˈʃʌvl]
1. n → pala
2. vt (coal, snow) → spalare; (sth spilt) → raccogliere con una paletta
he was shovelling food into his mouth (fig) → mangiava a quattro ganasce
he was shovelling food into his mouth (fig) → mangiava a quattro ganasce
n shovel [ˈʃavl]
a tool like a spade, with a short handle, used for scooping up and moving coal, gravel etc. skepgraaf رَفْش лопата lopata skovl die Schaufel φτυάρι pala kühvel بيل lapio pelle אֵת बेलचा, बेल lopata, lopatica lapát sekop skófla pala シャベル 삽 semtuvas lāpstiņa; liekšķere penyodok schop skuffe szufla pá lopată совок, лопата lopata lopata lopata skovel, skyffel พลั่ว kürek 鏟子 лопата, совок چھوٹے دستے کا بیلچہ cái xẻng 铲
v – past tense, past participle ˈshovelled , (American ) ˈshoveled –
to move (as if) with a shovel, especially in large quantities He shovelled snow from the path; Don't shovel your food into your mouth! skep يَجْرُف рина odházet, naházet (do sebe) skovle schaufeln φτυαρίζω mover con pala, quitar con pala kühveldama, ahmima هل دادن ؛ با فشار جابجا كردن lapioida pelleter; enfourner לִגרוֹף बेलचे से उठाना या हठाना lopatati, zgrtati lapátol menyekop skófla, moka spalare; ingozzarsi シャベルですくう 삽으로 퍼내다, 끌어 넣다 semti strādāt ar lāpstu; (par ēdienu) šķūrēt iekšā menyumbatkan scheppen måke, skuffe szuflować tirar a pazadas a lua cu lopata сгребать odhádzať; nahádzať (do seba) kidati trpati skyffla ขุดด้วยเสียมหรือพลั่ว küremek (尤指大量地)鏟 згрібати بیلچے وغیرہ سے ہٹانا nhấc, dịch chuyển 用铲子铲
n shovelful
the amount that can be held, carried etc on a shovel a shovelful of coal. skep مِلء رَفْش една лопата plná lopata skovlfuld Schaufelvoll φτυαριά palada labidatäis یک بیلچه پر از lapiollinen pelletée מְלוֹא הַאֵת बेलचा भर puna lopata lapátnyi sesekop penuh skóflufylli palata シャベル一杯 한 삽 가득 semtuvas pilna lāpsta/liekšķere (kaut kā) penyodok penuh schep skuffe(full) szufla pazada lopată de полный совок, полная лопата plná lopata polna lopata puna lopata skyffel, skovel ปริมาณที่ตักด้วยพลั่วหนึ่งครั้ง kürek dolusu 一鏟的量 повна лопата, повний совок بیلچہ بھر một xẻng đầy 一铲（的量）
shovel → جاروف lopata skovl Schaufel φτυάρι pala lapio pelle lopata pala シャベル 삽 schop skuffe szufla pá совок spade พลั่ว kürek cái xẻng 铁铲
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