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shovel

[shuhv-uhl] / ˈʃʌv əl /
NOUN
spade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




VERB
digging tool
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The Department of Homeland Security initially said a federal officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle by three migrants on 14 January.

From BBC

He helped with laundry and raking the leaves and shoveling snow.

From Literature

The best thing you could do for the ride quality is to shovel a half-ton of snow in the cargo bed.

From The Wall Street Journal

When they got to their yard, they went directly to the sandbox where Sam's big tin shovel was lying beside a dented kitchen pot.

From Literature

They carried pitchforks and shovels and any mean-looking thing they could find, and they made a circle around Uppity and his fireplace.

From Literature