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shovel

/ˈʃʌv.əl/

shovelnoun

shovels

/ˈʃʌv.əl/

Translations

лопата

He used a shovel to dig a hole in the garden.

Он использовал лопату, чтобы выкопать яму в саду.

Definitions

A tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material.

He used a shovel to clear the snow from the driveway.

The amount of material that can be held in a shovel.

He scooped up a shovel of dirt and tossed it into the wheelbarrow.

A large machine equipped with a scoop for excavating or moving earth or other material; a power shovel.

The operator maneuvered the shovel to remove debris from the construction site.

Synonyms

scooper

digging tool

trowel

spade

shovelverb

shoveled

Past Simple

shoveled

Past Participle

shoveling

Gerund

/ˈʃʌv.əl/

Translations

лопатить

She will shovel the soil into the garden bed.

Она будет лопатить почву в садовую грядку.

копать

He had to shovel the snow from the driveway.

Ему пришлось копать снег с подъездной дорожки.

Additional translations

перекладывать

откапывать

Definitions

To move or remove material, such as snow or dirt, with a shovel.

He had to shovel the snow off the driveway before he could leave for work.

To dig or excavate with a shovel.

They needed to shovel a trench for the new water line.

To push or throw something with a quick, sweeping motion, as if using a shovel.

She shoveled the papers into her bag before rushing out the door.

Synonyms

shoveladjective

/ˈʃʌv.əl/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a shovel or shoveling.

Definitions

Relating to, intended for, or used with a shovel.

He ordered a shovel handle to replace the broken one.