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spade

Dictionary definition · spade

noun

  1. a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it"she led a low spade"
  2. a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

verb

  1. dig (up) with a spade"I spade compost into the flower beds"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).