cavar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
• burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
• delve verb To search thoroughly into something, especially information or a topic, in order to learn more.
• dig verb To move earth aside, typically with a tool, in order to make a hole.

Senses

cavar is used for these senses in English:

• bore (intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
• burrow (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole.
• delve (intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

bore — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
2. verb To drill a hole through something.
3. noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
4. noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

burrow — full definition

1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

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