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shovel

noun
  1. a machine for excavating
    excavator
  2. a hand tool for lifting loose material
  3. a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
  4. the quantity a shovel can hold
    shovelfulspadeful
verb
  1. dig with or as if with a shovel
    “shovel sand”