spade — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
spade is used for these senses in English:
- shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
- spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
shovel — full definition
- verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
- noun A tool with a broad blade and handle, used for digging or moving loose material.
spade — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.
- noun A playing card marked with the black symbol shaped like a stylized leaf (♠).
- verb To dig or turn over ground using a spade.