Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}]

shovelling
     See {shovel}