Definitions of spade:
- noun: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
- noun: a playing card in the major suit of spades
- noun: (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person
- verb: dig (up) with a spade
Example: "I spade compost into the flower beds"
- name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15336)