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SHOVEL IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eat a large amount of food quickly
Example:
The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake
Synonyms:
bolt down; garbage down; gobble up; shovel in
Classified under:
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Earn large sums of money
Example:
Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in
Synonyms:
rake in; shovel in
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
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
