spade

spade

spade is part of the Basic English 850.

§Pronunciation

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§Noun

Singular spade

Plural spades

1. A small tool used to dig.

   I took my spade to the garden.

2. A suit in cards.

   He had three spades and two hearts.

§Synonyms

• (small tool) shovel, scoop

§Verb

Plain form spade

Third-person singular spades

Past tense spaded

Past participle spaded

Present participle spading

1. To dig using a spade.

   She will spade the garden.

§Synonyms

• dig