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noun | verb shovelshovel1 /ˈʃʌvəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYshovel1Origin: Old English scofl 1 a tool used for digging or moving soil, snow, etc., that has a large square, rounded, or pointed blade and a long handle → spade2a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging soil noun | verb shovelshovel2 ●●○ verb (shoveled, shoveling also, shovelled, shovelling) VERB TABLEshovel |
Present | I, you, we, they | shovel | | he, she, it | shovels | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shoveled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shoveled | | he, she, it | has shoveled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shoveled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shovel | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shoveled |
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Present | I | am shoveling | | he, she, it | is shoveling | | you, we, they | are shoveling | Past | I, he, she, it | was shoveling | | you, we, they | were shoveling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shoveling | | he, she, it | has been shoveling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shoveling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shoveling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shoveling |
► shovel the driveway/sidewalk etc. Chris, I asked you two days ago to shovel the front walk. 1a)[intransitive, transitive] to lift and move soil, snow, etc. with a shovel: They shoveled dirt back into the grave. b)[transitive] to make a surface clean by using a shovel: shovel the driveway/sidewalk etc. Chris, I asked you two days ago to shovel the front walk.2shovel something into/onto etc. something to put something into a place quickly: He was shoveling spaghetti into his mouth. |