Collocations for "shovel"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shovel" in context.
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shovel
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [garden, toy, metal, plastic, snow, large, small] shovel
- a [diesel, hydraulic, mechanical] shovel
- use a shovel to dig [sand, weeds, soil]
- use a shovel to [clear, remove, make, get, help, put]
- dug a hole with a shovel
- removed the [earth, stones] with a shovel
- [pick up, grab, fetch] a shovel
- propped the shovel against the [building, tree, post]
- used a [spade, pick] and shovel
- informal, offensive: moves like shit off a shovel
- shoveling [snow, soil, earth, sand, mud]
- shovel the [snow] off the [path, driveway, road]
- shovel a path through the [snow]
- shovel your [driveway, sidewalk]
- shovel to [dig, remove, clean]
- shovel (the) [earth, soil, dirt] into a [pile, hole, mound]
- shoveling [food, dinner, mouthfuls, spaghetti] into his mouth
'shovel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):