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Verbs of Attachment and Separation - Verbs for Digging

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to digging such as "mine", "hollow", and "scoop".

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Categorized English Verbs of Attachment, Separation, and Piercing
to dig
to dig
[Verb]

to remove earth or another substance using a tool, machine, or hands

Ex: The treasure hunter carefully dug for buried treasure using a metal detector .
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to dig up
to dig up
[Verb]

to find something by excavating or digging in the ground

Ex: The amateur archaeologist was thrilled to dig up a fossilized bone in his backyard .
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to mine
to mine
[Verb]

to extract resources from the earth by digging

Ex: In some regions , salt is mined by excavating salt deposits .
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to excavate

to dig a hole or make a channel in the ground

Ex: The landscapers excavated a pond in the garden to create a water feature .
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to hollow
to hollow
[Verb]

to carve out the inner part or center of something, creating an empty space

Ex: Shipbuilders hollow the trunk of a tree to create a canoe .
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to unearth

to dig the ground and discover something

Ex: Metal detector enthusiasts often unearth buried treasures in fields .
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to grub
to grub
[Verb]

to dig or search in the ground

Ex: The archaeology students were grubbing for fossils in the desert .
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to trench
to trench
[Verb]

to dig a long, narrow hole in the ground

Ex: They trenched the ground around the house for drainage .
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to burrow
to burrow
[Verb]

to dig a hole or tunnel into the ground or other surface to create a space for shelter or habitation

Ex: Certain birds , like kingfishers , burrow into riverbanks to create nesting sites .
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to delve
to delve
[Verb]

to dig into the ground, turning, loosening, or removing soil

Ex: He delved into the soil , searching for buried treasure .
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to exhume
to exhume
[Verb]

to dig out a corpse from the ground, especially from a grave, for examination, reburial, or other purposes

Ex: Exhuming graves may be necessary in cases of suspected foul play .
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to spade
to spade
[Verb]

to dig using a tool with a flat blade and a long handle

Ex: Excavating for a new project often involves spading the area for groundwork .
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to scoop
to scoop
[Verb]

to lift or remove something using a tool with a hollowed surface

Ex: Construction workers scoop debris into wheelbarrows for removal .
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to shovel
to shovel
[Verb]

to use a rounded blade attached to a long handle to dig or move earth

Ex: They shoveled soil into flower beds .
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