Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shovel_in
2 senses of shovel in
Sense 1
rake in, shovel in -- (earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in")
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")
Sense 2
garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down -- (eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake")
=> eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")