digging shovel

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• Digging — may refer to: A form of excavation Cave digging Clam digging Double digging, gardening technique Dump digging Gold digging Gold digging Gum digging Historical digging Privy digging Well digging Digging , a poem by Seamus Heaney See also All pages …   Wikipedia

• Shovel (disambiguation) — Shovel may refer too:*Shovel, a tool for lifting and moving loose material *Power shovel, a bucket equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock material, the modern equivalent of steam… …   Wikipedia

• Shovel — For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation). A man carrying shovels …   Wikipedia

• shovel — shov|el1 [ ʃʌvl ] noun count 1. ) a tool used for digging or moving something such as snow or dirt. It consists of a long handle with a curved metal end. ─ compare SPADE 2. ) a part of a large vehicle or machine used for digging or moving large… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shovel — I UK [ˈʃʌv(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms shovel : singular shovel plural shovels 1) a tool used for lifting and moving something such as snow or soil. It consists of a long handle with a curved metal end. See: spade 2) a part of a large… …   English dictionary

• shovel — shov|el1 [ˈʃʌvəl] n [: Old English; Origin: scofl] 1.) a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc = ↑spade 2.) a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth shovel 2 shovel2 past tense… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shovel — 1 noun (C) 1 a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc compare spade (1) 2 a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth 2 verb shovelled, shovelling BrE shoveled, shoveling AmE (I, T) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shovel — shov·el || ʃʌvl n. tool with a handle and a broad scoop used for digging or lifting and removing material; power shovel, mechanical device with a large scoop; shovelful v. dig with a shovel; gather up as if with a shovel; sweep away, clear… …   English contemporary dictionary

• shovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spade, digger; scoop[er], excavator, trowel, scuttle. v. dig, excavate, unearth; ladle, dip. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spade, scoop, trowel, snow shovel. Shovels include: coal, snow, fire …   English dictionary for students

• shovel — 1. noun /ˈʃʌvəl/ a) A hand tool with a handle for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another. Not to be confused with a spade which is for digging. b) A spade. 2. verb /ˈʃʌvəl/ To move materials with a… …   Wiktionary

• power shovel — any self propelled shovel for excavating earth, ore, or coal with a dipper that is powered by a diesel engine or electric motor. Cf. shovel (def. 2). [1905 10] * * * ▪ tool       digging and loading machine consisting of a revolving deck with a… …   Universalium