Real Dictionary

shovel
countable noun: A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow.
verb: If you shovel earth, coal, or snow, you lift and move it with a shovel.
verb: If you shovel something somewhere, you push a lot of it quickly into that place.

shovel in American English
a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc.
noun: an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal

shovel in British English
noun: an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle