| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| shovel |
| 1. n. A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which |
| 2. n. (US) A spade. |
| 3. v. To move materials with a shovel. |
| The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road. |
| After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days. |
| I don't mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly. |
| 4. v. (transitive, figuratively) To move with a shoveling motion. |
| Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| skyffel |
| 1. n-c. a shovel |
