excavar — meaning in English

English meaning

• dig verb To move earth aside, typically with a tool, in order to make a hole.
• excavate verb To dig a hole in something, making it hollow.

Senses

excavar is used for these senses in English:

• dig (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
• excavate (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.

dig — full definition

1. verb To move earth aside, typically with a tool, in order to make a hole.
2. verb To search for information; to investigate.
3. verb (informal) To like or appreciate something.
4. noun A site where an archaeological excavation is taking place.
5. noun A sarcastic or critical remark aimed at someone.

excavate — full definition

1. verb To dig a hole in something, making it hollow.
2. verb To uncover something buried by digging it out.

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