Shov·el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveled or Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoveling or Shovelling.]
 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
 2. To gather up as with a shovel.

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 shovel
      n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved
           container or scoop and a handle
      2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: shovelful, spadeful]
      3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals
         or ashes in a fireplace
      4: a machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator,
         digger]
      v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
          shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
      [also: shovelling, shovelled]


 shovelling
      See shovel