shovel
/ˈʃʌvl/noun
उच्चारण शवल
बेलचा, फावड़ा
Basic word
noun
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[C]
a tool with a long handle and a broad blade with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand
बेलचा, फावड़ा
- He dug the sand with a shovel.
- The gardener dug a hole with a shovel.
- A shovel was leaning against the shed wall.
+ 1 more example
- Workers cleared the mud with spades and a shovel.
verb
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[T]
to lift and move earth, stones, coal with a shovel; to put large quantities of something somewhere quickly
बेलचे से उठाना
- to shovel snow
- Neighbours shovelled snow from the path in Manali.
- He shovelled sand into the wheelbarrow.
+ 1 more example
- The boy shovelled his dinner into his mouth and ran out.
AaSpelling
shov·el
?Which word?
Keep apart shovel (broad blade with curved sides, for moving loose material) and spade (flat blade, for digging soil).
Shovel (ढीली सामग्री उठाने के लिए मुड़े किनारों वाला चौड़ा फल, बेलचा) और spade (मिट्टी खोदने के लिए सपाट फल, फावड़ा, कुदाल) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the digging tools: spade, shovel, pickaxe, trowel (a small garden tool), hoe.
खुदाई के औज़ार याद रखिए: spade, shovel, pickaxe (गैंती), trowel (बगीचे का छोटा औज़ार, खुरपी), hoe।