to tunnel
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3.5
- verb
- /ˈtʌnəl/
:
excavar
- The miners needed to tunnel deeper to reach the gold vein underneath the mountain.
But you have to be aware that you can tunnel through barriers.
- But you have to be aware that you can tunnel through barriers.
- Had I ever welcomed back the old neighborhood, my a longing persistent as the seed corn maggot tunneled through me.
- The dark love mommer breaks the pedestal and tells you that the two of you need to tunnel underground to get away from a world that doesn't appreciate you.
Examples
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They tunneled through the sewer system.
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Turkish authorities have arrested looters who are suspected of tunneling their way into one of antiquity's most intriguing tombs.
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Someone has been able to tunnel through to let some traffic past.
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Looks like we can tunnel through to the other side.
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I had to tunnel my way out.
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Once I break through this wall, we'll tunnel our way right back to Earth!
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But you have to be aware that you can tunnel through barriers.
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We're going to tunnel, under no man's land.
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The machines are tunneling to avoid our defense system.
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With the earth's surface rendered uninhabitable, men tunneled deep below it for refuge.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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1.0
To move earth with a tool to make a hole
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4.0
To move through something by digging a hole or tunnel
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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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6.0
To make a hole by removing earth or rock
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
11
3.5
A narrow passage on the palm side of the wrist that carries nerves and tendons
- Specialized
6
4.4
A large machine that moves air to test how it affects objects like cars or planes
- Specialized
5
3.5
A feeling of pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand caused by a nerve being squeezed in the wrist
- Offensive
1
9.3
People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb tunnel comes from the same old French root tonnel meaning 'barrel', so to tunnel is simply to dig a long, tube-like passage under or through something.