a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
"she led a low spade"
"spades were trumps"
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
"He kicked his spade into the hard ground to break through the compacted soil for the new garden bed."
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
"The hunter recognized the magnificent spade standing alone in the clearing, knowing it was a bull elk that had reached its third year of life."
A hart or stag three years old.
To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
"She spent the morning digging up weeds and turning over the garden bed with her new spade."
A surname.
"My neighbor Mr. Spade always reminds us to lock our doors before we leave for work."
The word "spade" comes from the Old English spada, which originally meant a digging tool. It traces its roots back to the Proto-Germanic language as *spadô.