to excavate
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6.0
- verb
- /ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/
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excavar
- To build the foundation for the house, they needed to excavate several feet of soil from the site.
- excavated soil
- excavated sand
- excavated at the site
And sort of they excavate the tooth a little bit, and then if you clean it out too much, you get something called dry socket.
- And sort of they excavate the tooth a little bit, and then if you clean it out too much, you get something called dry socket.
- You think they excavated with dynamite?
- The hole that was excavated is enough to take the Royal Albert hole.
- So we, we, we excavated at first on the top layer, noticed.
- It's a mud city so the soft belly of the city can be excavated over time.
- But there are caves that continue to excavate these caves and and they've found more.
Examples
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OK, so this is our front lawn that we're about ready to excavate completely to put in a new garden and new grass.
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The gravel-filled trenches were excavated to 10 feet in length.
Academic text (2006) -
It's gonna take weeks to excavate the entire property.
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Well, they're not gonna see it that way... once they realize it's gonna set their construction back a few months... while we excavate.
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In the morning, they excavated a new foundation hole for a bedroom to house the youngest boys.
Fiction book (2002) -
The issue we're dealing with is that we had to excavate 60 feet of root-infested pipe back here!
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The first thing I did, hire my brother who's a landscaper, to actually excavate the land.
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As they approached, it became clear that earth had been excavated to accommodate the dimensions.
Fiction book (2001) -
Each spring, the males carve up the available surface into individual territories and excavate burrows up to two feet deep.
Academic text (2002) -
A balanced construction scheme was pursued that utilized excavated material as surcharge and fill.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
To move earth with a tool to make a hole
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3.5
To dig a passage under something
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3.2
Remove something that is under the ground or snow using a shovel
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8.2
To dig a tunnel through rock or earth
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7.5
To hollow rock by water or strong wind
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6.3
To dig and loosen soil, for example with a spade
Make a deep hollow inside rock, like a tunnel
To make a large empty space by hollowing rock or ground
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Etymology
The word excavate comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and cavare 'to hollow', like the English words cave and cavity. So, to excavate is to hollow out or remove earth to make a hole or space.