Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shovel 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shovel 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shovel 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shovel 
 
  1  sense  of  shovel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shovel 
  =>  dig,  delve,  cut  into  turn  over 
  Also  See->  shovel  in#2;  shovel  in#1 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shovel 
 
  shovel  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shovel 
 
  Sense  1 
  shovel 
  =>  dig,  delve,  cut  into  turn  over 
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  Grep  of  noun  shovel 
  coal  shovel 
  hand  shovel 
  power  shovel 
  scoop  shovel 
  shovel 
  shovel  board 
  shovel  hat 
  shovelboard 
  shoveler 
  shovelful 
  shovelhead 
  shoveller 
  shovelnose  catfish 
  steam  shovel 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shovel 
 
  The  noun  shovel  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  shovel  --  (a  hand  tool  for  lifting  loose  material;  consists  of  a  curved  container  or  scoop  and  a  handle) 
  2.  shovel,  shovelful,  spadeful  --  (the  quantity  a  shovel  can  hold) 
  3.  shovel  --  (a  fire  iron  consisting  of  a  small  shovel  used  to  scoop  coals  or  ashes  in  a  fireplace) 
  4.  power  shovel,  excavator,  digger,  shovel  --  (a  machine  for  excavating) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shovel 
 
  The  verb  shovel  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shovel  --  (dig  with  or  as  if  with  a  shovel;  "shovel  sand";  "he  shovelled  in  the  backyard  all  afternoon  long") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shovel 
 
  The  noun  shovel  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  shovel  --  (a  hand  tool  for  lifting  loose  material;  consists  of  a  curved  container  or  scoop  and  a  handle) 
  2.  shovel,  shovelful,  spadeful  --  (the  quantity  a  shovel  can  hold) 
  3.  shovel  --  (a  fire  iron  consisting  of  a  small  shovel  used  to  scoop  coals  or  ashes  in  a  fireplace) 
  4.  power  shovel,  excavator,  digger,  shovel  --  (a  machine  for  excavating) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shovel 
 
  The  verb  shovel  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shovel  --  (dig  with  or  as  if  with  a  shovel;  "shovel  sand";  "he  shovelled  in  the  backyard  all  afternoon  long") 

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