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Noun shovel has 4 senses

shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
--₁ is a kind of hand tool
--₁ has particulars:
hand shovel; posthole digger, post-hole digger; scoop, scoop shovel

Derived form: verb shovel₁
shovel, shovelful, spadeful - the quantity a shovel can hold
--₂ is a kind of containerful

Derived form: verb shovel₁
shovel - a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
--₃ is a kind of fire iron

Derived form: verb shovel₁
power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel - a machine for excavating
--₄ is a kind of machine
--₄ has particulars: backhoe; dredge; steam shovel
Derived form: verb shovel₁

Verb shovel has 1 sense

shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
--₁ is one way to dig, delve, cut into, turn over

Derived forms: noun shovel₄, noun shovel₃, noun shovel₂, noun shovel₁, noun shoveler₁
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