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To dig with a shovel
“It requires two men to plant. One to hold the tree in place and arrange the soil about the roots by means of a short stick, and one to shovel the soil and do the final tamping.”
To move materials with a shovel
“She went out and helped the boys shovel snow out of the drive and part of the street.”
To load or fill with material that has been shoveled
“Felipón took his shovel and began to shovel the earth over the Melquiades' coffin.”
To lift out (liquid) with a utensil
Plural for a tool with a broad blade and typically upturned sides used for digging
“A hole can be dug in one hour with a small shovel and in half an hour with a large shovel.”
Plural for a vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
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