Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   {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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Shovel \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.

Source : WordNet®

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}]
     [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

shovel
     v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he
         shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
     [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]