Analysis Complete

shovel

/ shovel /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
Type of:
hand tool
Kinds of:
hand shovel posthole digger post-hole digger scoop scoop shovel
noun Sense 2
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
Type of:
fire iron
noun Sense 3
the quantity a shovel can hold
Type of:
containerful
verb Sense 4
dig with or as if with a shovel
"shovel sand"
"he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
Type of:
dig delve cut into
Derived:
power shovel excavator digger shovelful spadeful
See also:
garbage down gobble up shovel in bolt down rake in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a machine for excavating
Type of:
machine
Kinds of:
backhoe dredge steam shovel
Derived:
dig dig out delve cut into turn over
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

hand tool hand shovel posthole digger post-hole digger scoop scoop shovel fire iron containerful dig delve cut into machine