shovels (0 synonym found)

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Definition of shovels:

(n) : 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. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
(n) : (especially US, loosely) Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
(n) : A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
(v) : To move materials with a shovel.
(v) : (transitive, figuratively) To move with a shoveling motion.
(n) : Ellipsis of shovel hat. [(informal) A broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy in Britain, especially clergy of the Church of England.]

Definition of shovels:

(n) : 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. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
(n) : (especially US, loosely) Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
(n) : A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
(v) : To move materials with a shovel.
(v) : (transitive, figuratively) To move with a shoveling motion.
(n) : Ellipsis of shovel hat. [(informal) A broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy in Britain, especially clergy of the Church of England.]

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