shoveled
Cleared the driveway
Shoveled is the past tense and past participle of shovel, meaning to move material—typically dirt, snow, gravel, or similar loose substances—using a shovel or similar tool.
We shoveled the driveway after the blizzard.
The word extends to any vigorous or hasty transfer of material: He shoveled food into his mouth.
In American English, shoveled has one l; British English doubles it to shovelled.
Loose dry earth
- soilGround matter for planting
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- holeAbsence in matter
spade · excavate · grave · garden · compost · mulch · manure · pit
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- strainExcessive stretching force
- muscleContractile body tissue
backbreaking · manual · grueling · arduous · strenuous · fatigue · drudgery · aching
dirt
Loose dry earth
hole · spade · excavate · grave · garden · compost · mulch · manure · pit · groundwork
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
muscle · backbreaking · manual · grueling · arduous · strenuous · fatigue · drudgery · aching · blisters
drifts
Moves without direction
driveway · salt · ice · winter · flurries · whiteout · sleet · frozen · clearing · banks
wolfed
Ate very fast
gorged · inhaled · scarfed · crammed · bolted · gulped · mouthfuls · ravenous · gluttonous · heaped
- shoveling snowClearing fallen precipitation manually
- shovel outRemove by digging
- snow shovelTool for moving powder
- steam shovelEngine-driven digging apparatus
- snow shovelingClearing fallen flakes manually
- pick and shovelHand tools for excavation
shovel, shovels, shoveling, shovel out, shovelled, shovelling, shovelware