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Verb
S:
(v)
dig
,
delve
,
cut into
,
turn over
(turn up, loosen, or remove earth)
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
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full troponym
S:
(v)
furrow
,
rut
,
groove
(hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove)
"furrow soil"
S:
(v)
rout
,
root
,
rootle
(dig with the snout)
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
S:
(v)
spade
(dig (up) with a spade)
"I spade compost into the flower beds"
S:
(v)
shovel
(dig with or as if with a shovel)
"shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
S:
(v)
trowel
(use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work)
S:
(v)
burrow
,
tunnel
(move through by or as by digging)
"burrow through the forest"
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sister term
phrasal verb
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP