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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 archaeologist used a shovel to dig for ancient artifacts. 
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to dig up
to dig up
[Verb]

to find something by excavating or digging in the ground

Ex: The archaeologists hoped to dig up evidence of an ancient civilization in the dig site. 
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to mine
to mine
[Verb]

to extract resources from the earth by digging

Ex: Coal miners use equipment to mine coal from underground deposits. 
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to excavate

to dig a hole or make a channel in the ground

Ex: The workers excavated a trench to lay down the foundation for the building. 
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to hollow
to hollow
[Verb]

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

Ex: Woodworkers hollow the log to create a decorative bowl. 
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to unearth

to dig the ground and discover something

Ex: Archaeologists unearthed ancient pottery during the excavation. 
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to grub
to grub
[Verb]

to dig or search in the ground

Ex: The children grubbed for worms in the garden after the rain. 
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to trench
to trench
[Verb]

to dig a long, narrow hole in the ground

Ex: Construction workers trench the area to lay utility pipes underground. 
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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: Rabbits burrow into the earth to create underground shelters. 
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to delve
to delve
[Verb]

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

Ex: Archaeologists delve into the soil to uncover ancient artifacts. 
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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: Forensic experts may exhume a body to conduct further investigations. 
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to spade
to spade
[Verb]

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

Ex: Gardeners often spade the soil to prepare it for planting. 
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to scoop
to scoop
[Verb]

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

Ex: Children scoop sand into buckets at the beach to build sandcastles. 
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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: Gardeners shovel soil into flower beds for planting. 
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