shovel

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
3. 3
   Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
4. 4
   Ellipsis of shovel hat.

Verb

1. 1
   To move materials with a shovel.
2. 2
   To move with a shoveling motion.