to dig or excavate; to unearth something buried

to dig out; to excavate; to uncover by digging

to dig out; to scoop out; to excavate

to speak sarcastically or make cutting remarks; to ridicule someone with irony

Excavator; a heavy construction machine used for digging and earthmoving.

to tap into latent power or hidden potential

(figurative) To make things difficult for someone; to set a trap for another person.

to rack one's brains; to think of every possible way to do something, often used in a negative sense to describe scheming or using calculated effort

to excavate; to dig for; to gather or harvest by digging, especially for resources like herbs or minerals

excavator; digger; backhoe

To dig away at the foundation of a wall; figuratively, to undermine or sabotage someone's effort from the foundation or behind the scenes.

A boat equipped with machinery for clearing or deepening harbors, riverbeds, and other waterways by removing mud and debris.

to remove a damaged or unnecessary part and replace it with new material, such as when repairing a road, clothing, or editing a manuscript

to dig up roots; to find and eliminate the root cause of a problem

to excavate earth or stone in civil engineering projects

to dredge or dig out a channel

a machine used for digging trenches or ditches; ditcher

to cut out a piece of one's healthy flesh to patch a sore; refers to using a harmful temporary measure to solve a problem without considering the consequences or making the situation worse.

Do not forget the people who worked hard or sacrificed so that you could enjoy your current happiness; one should never forget their roots.

to excavate, dig out, or clear a waterway or ditch

To recruit someone away from their current employer using attractive conditions or incentives.

to dig a grave; to exhume or desecrate a tomb

To dig at the foot of a wall; describes sabotage or damage done in secret to someone's plans or work.

to undermine the foundation of something; to sabotage or poach from another person or organization (variant form)

to dig into; to excavate; to cut a mine into

to dig out or scoop out; to eradicate something by digging it up

excavator; bulldozer; machinery used for digging and earthmoving earth

To cut out existing text or graphics and replace them with something else, as when editing a manuscript or preparing a printing plate.

excavator; excavating machine

to cut or dig a groove, slot, or channel; to plow

A machine used for cutting grooves or slots.

to dig a ditch or trench; the act of ditching

A machine used for excavating or clearing mud and debris from the bottom of a body of water; dredge

To dig or make a hole, cave, or pit

to dredge or clear out a body of water by digging

to dig or mine for coal

to dig into the earth for ore or minerals

to excavate or dig out a cave; to dig a hole

to excavate; to dig out and make empty

to lure away or recruit talented personnel or a popular performer from another organization or theatrical troupe

To dig out and remove something; to excavate

The process of automatically searching large volumes of data for hidden patterns or specific information; a step in the process of knowledge discovery in databases.

to dig deep into the ground; to dredge (a waterway)

earpick; curette

earpick; curette used for cleaning out earwax

Small scoop-shaped tool used for cleaning earwax

A small scoop used for removing earwax