To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth.
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To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
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To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
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To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…
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To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up.
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A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach…
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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…
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To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
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To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
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To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.
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Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…
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To hold; to keep; to possess.
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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
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To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
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Taken.
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To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.
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To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…
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To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…
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To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…
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The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
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The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
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One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
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One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
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To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…
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Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…
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To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret.
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