shovel (verb)
111excavator — noun (C) 1 a large machine that digs and moves earth and soil; steam shovel AmE 2 someone who digs to find things that have been buried under the ground for a long time exceed /Ik si:d/ verb (T) 1 to be more than a number or amount, especially a… …
112bolt — 1. noun 1) the bolt on the shed door Syn: bar, lock, catch, latch, fastener, deadbolt 2) nuts and bolts Syn: rivet, pin, peg, screw 3) a bolt whirred o …
113dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the heavy clay soil Syn: turn over, work, break up; till, harrow, plow, shovel 2) he took a spade and dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out …
114gulp — 1. verb 1) she gulped her juice Syn: swallow, guzzle (down), quaff, swill down, down; informal swig, knock back, chug, chugalug Ant: sip 2) he gulped down the rest of his meal Syn …
115hollow — 1. adjective 1) each fiber has a hollow core Syn: empty, void, unfilled, vacant Ant: solid 2) hollow cheeks Syn: sunken, gaunt, deep set, concave …
116scarf — 1. noun she wore a scarf Syn: muffler, headscarf, mantilla, stole, tippet; kerchief, neckerchief, bandanna, babushka 2. verb, informal stop scarfing your food! we scarfed down the entire batch of cookies …
117wolf — 1. noun, informal he s a bit of a wolf See womanizer 2. verb he wolfed down his breakfast Syn: devour, gobble (up), guzzle, gulp down, bolt (down); informal put away, demolish, shovel in/down, scoff (down) …
118bolt — 1. noun 1) the bolt on the door Syn: bar, lock, catch, latch, fastener 2) nuts and bolts Syn: pin, rivet, peg, screw 2. verb 1) …
119gulp — 1. verb 1) she gulped her juice Syn: swallow, quaff, swill down; informal swig, down, knock back 2) he gulped down the rest of his meal Syn: gobble, guzzle, devour, bolt, wolf; informal s …
120ˌchip (sth) aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective Her comments were beginning to chip away at his self confidence.[/ex] 2) to remove small pieces from something hard by hitting it with a tool She was chipping away at… …
