1. a tool with a long handle and a wide, flat blade used for digging or moving loose material

1. to dig or move something with a shovel
2. to put large amounts of food quickly into one’s mouth
Usage: informal

Examples

• He grabbed a shovel to clear the snow from the driveway.
• The gardener used a small shovel to plant the flowers.
• We need to shovel the dirt into the wheelbarrow.
• After the blizzard, they spent hours shoveling snow.
• She shoveled sand into the bucket at the beach.
• Stop shoveling food into your mouth so quickly.
• The workers shoveled gravel to fill the pothole.