ˈdɪɡɚ ˈdɪɡə ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ ˈʃʌvəl ˈʃʌvəl

dig with or as if with a shovel shovel sand he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long a machine for excavating a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace the quantity a shovel can hold