shovel out

verb

to remove something by shoveling or digging.

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Meanings

verbshovel out (third-person singular simple present shovels out, present participle (US) shoveling out or (UK) shovelling out, simple past and past participle (US) shoveled out or (UK) shovelled out)

present singular third person shovels out · US participle present shoveling out · UK participle present shovelling out · US participle past shoveled out · US past shoveled out · UK participle past shovelled out · UK past shovelled out

  1. transitiveto remove something by shoveling or digging.
  2. transitiveto remove something using a scooping movement.
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APA

shovel out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovel%20out

MLA

“shovel out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovel%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shovel out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovel%20out.

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