Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shovel

4 senses of shovel

Sense 1
shovel -- (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)

Sense 2
shovel, shovelful, spadeful -- (the quantity a shovel can hold)
       => containerful -- (the quantity that a container will hold)

Sense 3
shovel -- (a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace)
       => fire iron -- (metal fireside implements)

Sense 4
power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel -- (a machine for excavating)
       => machine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shovel

1 sense of shovel

Sense 1
shovel -- (dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long")
       => dig, delve, cut into, turn over -- (turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration")
          Phrasal Verb-> shovel in#2; shovel in#1