to shovel
85
1.0
- verb
- /ˈʃʌvəl/
:
palear
- Later in the afternoon, Jameson went outside to shovel the snow from his driveway and the front walk.
- shovel snow
- shovel dirt
- workers shoveling
And so I used to shovel snow, snow blown, all of that.
- And so I used to shovel snow, snow blown, all of that.
- I'm I'm literally shoveling sleeping pills out the door.
- And then I course graduated to shoveling out stalls and milking cows.
- I was selling lemonade, shoveling snow, selling baseball cards, flipping stuff at garage sales.
- I wasn't a very good manager of people and landscaping world, getting people who can lay bricks all day or shovel snow or mow grass all day.
- And then we'll just shovel in to the bottom, place it and make sure it's nice and firm.
- By babysitting, cutting lawns, shoveling snow, fast food jobs, working at seasonal jobs, waiting tables.
- You don't have a good answer and you just continue to shovel horseshit.
Examples
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Relax after an afternoon of raking leaves or even shoveling snow in one of these spas or pools.
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I'd heard about young men having heart attacks just from shoveling the snow off their walks.
Fiction book (1991) -
And then we'll just shovel in to the bottom, place it and make sure it's nice and firm.
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You might just as well shovel it in.
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I have to shovel it, though.
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I'll pay you extra if you shovel it out and put chains on it.
Fiction book (1994) -
And whatever she says, he does: plant tomatoes, sweep the sidewalk, shovel snow all winter, whatever.
Fiction book (1995) -
Meanwhile, I searched for chains and, when needing exercise, shoveled the car out of snow drifts.
Academic text (1996) -
I was selling lemonade, shoveling snow, selling baseball cards, flipping stuff at garage sales.
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He had to shovel the dirt from the garden to create a flower bed.
Synonyms
912
1.0
To move earth with a tool to make a hole
14
3.2
Remove something that is under the ground or snow using a shovel
1
2.5
To dig or move earth using a long tool with a flat blade
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
2
5.7
A large machine with a bucket that digs and moves earth in construction and mining
- Archaic
A game where players slide coins or discs across a long smooth board to reach a target for points
- Archaic
A stiff hat with a wide brim and a front that sticks out often worn by church priests
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb shovel comes from using the tool to move or dig material — it originally meant 'to scoop' with a shovel. That's why to shovel snow or dirt means to move it the same way you would with the tool.