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a tool with a handle and a broad scoop or blade for digging and moving material such as dirt, coal, snow, or grain
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The gardener used a shovel to dig up the soil for planting.
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Can you pass me that shovel so I can start digging?
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I'll grab the shovel and we can bury this problem once and for all.
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She had to shovel through piles of paperwork to find the right document.