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shovel in Malay

spade

UK/ˈʃʌv.əl/

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Northern England/ˈʃʊv.əl/

shovel in Malay: spade, penyodok. In English, shovel means a hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

Malay words for shovel

tool for moving portions of material
spade, penyodok

English meaning of shovel

  1. noun A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
  2. noun A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
  3. noun Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
  4. verb To move materials with a shovel.

Full definition of shovel

shovel in a sentence

  • The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.
  • After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.
  • I don't mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly.

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Questions about shovel in Malay

What is the meaning of shovel in Malay?
Shovel in Malay is spade, penyodok.
Apakah maksud shovel dalam bahasa Melayu?
Shovel: spade, penyodok.
What does shovel mean in English?
Shovel means a hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

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