The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveledor 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.
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   2. To gather up as with a shovel.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shovel \Shov"el\, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft;
   akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl,
   Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See
   Shove, v. t.]
   An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less
   hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing
   earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
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   Shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides,
      and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some
      clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.]

   Shovelspur (Zool.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of
      some toads, -- used in burrowing.

   Steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by
      a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway
      cuttings.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: shovel, 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, shovel]
    v 1: dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
         shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"