shovel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈʃʌvəl/

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Noun

Singular shovel

Plural shovels

1. (countable) A shovel is an object made for scooping or digging

Verb

Plain form shovel

Third-person singular shovels

Past tense shoveled

Past participle shoveled

Present participle shoveling

1. (transitive) If you shovel, you use a shovel.

   He had to shovel the snow off of their driveway.