n.
a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, etc.
v.
(shovels, shovelling, shovelled; US shovels, shoveling, shoveled)
- move with a shovel.
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(shovel something down/in)
informal eat food quickly and in large quantities.
Derivative
- shovelful n.
(pl. shovelfuls)
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Etymology
OE scofl, of Gmc origin; rel. to shove.