Shovelling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.]
     1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth
        into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
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     2. To gather up as with a shovel.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shovel
       n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved
            container or scoop and a handle
       2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovelful}, {spadeful}]
       3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals
          or ashes in a fireplace
       4: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator},
          {digger}]
       v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
           shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
       [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shovelling
       See {shovel}