Definition of: shovel

(shuv′əl) noun
1. A flattened scoop with a handle, as for digging, lifting earth, rock, etc.
2. Colloq. A shovel hat.
—v. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling v.t.
1. To take up and move or gather with a shovel.
2. To toss hastily or in large quantities as if with a shovel.
3. To clear or clean with a shovel, as a path.
—v.i.
4. To work with a shovel. [OE scofl]