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单词 shovel
释义 shov·el
I. \ˈshəvəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Middle Low German schūfle, schuffele shovel, Old High German scūfla, scūvala, Old Swedish skofl shovel, Old English scūfan to shove — more at shove
1.
 a. : a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade with a handle used to lift and throw material (as earth, coal, grain)
 b. : a working part in an implement or machine resembling a shovel in shape or use: as
  (1) : a working point in a cultivator
  (2) : the share of a shovel plow — compare twisted shovel
  (3) : spade
 c. : an excavating machine
2. : shovel hat
3. : shovelful
4. : a cue used in shuffleboard (sense 2a)
5. : a small abrasive or polishing hand lap used in conjunction with a watchmaker's lathe to finish cylindrical surfaces
6. : the upcurved forward tip of a ski
II. verb
(shoveled or shovelled ; shoveled or shovelled ; shoveling or shovelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; shovels)
Etymology: Middle English shovelen, from shovel, n.
transitive verb
1. : to take up and throw with a shovel : turn with a shovel
2. : to dig or clean out (as a ditch) with a shovel
3. : to throw or convey roughly or in the mass as if with a shovel
 < shoveled his food into his mouth >
intransitive verb
: to take up and cast something with a shovel
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English shovelen, freq. of shuven, shoven to shove — more at shove
: shuffle
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