SHOVEL IN
Dictionary entry overview: What does shovel in mean?
• SHOVEL IN (verb)
The verb SHOVEL IN has 2 senses:
1. earn large sums of money
2. eat a large amount of food quickly
Familiarity information: SHOVEL IN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOVEL IN (verb)
Meaning:
Earn large sums of money
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
rake in; shovel in
Context example:
Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in
Hypernyms (to "shovel in" is one way to...):
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Eat a large amount of food quickly
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
garbage down; gobble up; bolt down; shovel in
Context example:
The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake
Hypernyms (to "shovel in" is one way to...):
eat (take in solid food)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They shovel in more bread
"If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it probably needed fixing anyway." (English proverb)
"Who is lazy dies from hunger." (Albanian proverb)
"The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed." (Arabic proverb)
"He who changes, suffers." (Corsican proverb)
