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Shovel In (Verb)

Meaning 1

Eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • He shovel-in an entire pizza by himself during the football match.
  • At the buffet, she started to shovel-in large amounts of food, seemingly without realizing it.
  • It's common for people to shovel-in junk food while watching TV, as the habit can be hard to break.
  • After fasting for 24 hours, he went to the restaurant and started to shovel-in as much food as possible.
  • In order to meet the contest requirements, he had to shovel-in 21 hot dogs in under 10 minutes.

Synonyms

  • Gobble Up
  • Bolt Down
  • Garbage Down

Hypernyms

  • Eat

Meaning 2

Earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • After becoming a successful entrepreneur, he's been shoveling it in from various business ventures.
  • With the release of her best-selling novel, she's now shoveling it in from book sales and movie rights.
  • He's been shoveling it in since he started his lucrative online tutoring business.
  • The popular social media influencer has been shoveling it in from sponsored posts and product endorsements.
  • Having invested in several startups, he's shoveling it in from his lucrative investments and smart business moves.

Synonyms

  • Rake In

Hypernyms

  • Earn
  • Realize
  • Make
  • Realise
  • Bring In
  • Pull In
  • Clear
  • Gain
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