shovel

nouns

a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
shovel
is a type of (narrower)
a tool used with workers' hands
hand tool
the quantity a shovel can hold
shovel, shovelful, spadeful
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
shovel
is a type of (narrower)
metal fireside implements
fire iron
a machine for excavating
digger, excavator, power shovel, shovel

verbs

dig with or as if with a shovel
"shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
shovel
is derived from
shoveler
see also
shovel in
see also
shovel in
is a type of (narrower)
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
cut into, delve, dig, turn over