Definition of shovel

• v. t. - An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
• v. t. - To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
• v. t. - To gather up as with a shovel.