shovel (verb)

  • 31shovelling — verb Present participle of shovel …

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  • 32devour — verb 1) he devoured his meal Syn: eat hungrily, eat greedily, gobble (up/down), guzzle, gulp (down), bolt (down), gorge oneself on, wolf (down), feast on, consume, eat up; informal demolish, dispose of, make short work of, polish off, shovel down …

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  • 33gobble — verb must you gobble your food so? he gobbled down every last crumb the dogs gobbled up their kibble Syn: eat greedily, eat hungrily, guzzle, bolt, gulp (down), devour, wolf (down), gorge (oneself) on; informal tuck into, put away, pack away,… …

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  • 34plow — verb 1) the fields were plowed Syn: till, furrow, harrow, cultivate, work, break up 2) the streets haven t been plowed yet Syn: clear (of snow), shovel 3) the car plowed into a telephone pole …

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  • 35banjo — Verb. To hit or punch. Scottish use Noun. 1. A sandwich, particularly one that contains sauce type condiment or other runny ingredient that may spill onto one s clothes, for example egg banjo (fried egg sandwich). 2. A shovel. Orig. Aust …

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  • 36guzzle — verb 1) he guzzled his burger Syn: gobble, bolt, wolf, devour; informal tuck into, shovel down; Brit.; informal scoff; N.Amer.; informal scarf 2) she guzzled down the orange juice Syn …

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  • 37shov´el|like´ — shov|el «SHUHV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. 1. a tool with a broad blade or scoop attached to a handle, used to lift and throw loose matter: »a coal shovel, a snow shovel. 2. = shovelful. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 38shov|el — «SHUHV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. 1. a tool with a broad blade or scoop attached to a handle, used to lift and throw loose matter: »a coal shovel, a snow shovel. 2. = shovelful. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 39dig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shovel, spade, excavate, grub, delve; labor, speed; unearth; slang, enjoy (see pleasure). See concavity, exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Insult] Syn. gibe, taunt, innuendo, cut; see insult , ridicule …

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  • 40dirt — noun 1 substance that makes sth dirty ADJECTIVE ▪ excess, loose ▪ She brushed the loose dirt off her coat. ▪ ingrained ▪ dog (BrE) ▪ …

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