shovel out
Clear with spade
To shovel out is to remove something in bulk with a shovel or similar effort—clearing snow from a driveway, mucking out a stable, or digging out from under debris: It took hours to shovel out after the blizzard.
Figuratively, it means to dispense large quantities: The government shoveled out billions in relief funds.
Remove earth systematically
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- removeTake something away
- extractConcentrated derived substance
dredge · displace · unearth · free · extricate · gouge · spade · break through
Remove contents from
Tool for turning soil
- de-iceRemove frozen buildup
- saltSodium chloride compound
- snowblowerPowered winter precipitation remover
- driftGradual movement, no direction
walkway · sidewalk · winter storm · blizzard · snowbank · ice scraper · pathway · entranceway
excavate
Remove earth systematically
extract · dredge · displace · unearth · free · extricate · gouge · spade · break through · shift
unload
Remove contents from
plow
Tool for turning soil
- de-iceRemove frozen buildup
- saltSodium chloride compound
- snowblowerPowered winter precipitation remover
drift · walkway · sidewalk · winter storm · blizzard · snowbank · ice scraper · pathway · entranceway