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cavar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • hoe noun A hand tool with a long handle and flat blade, used for weeding and turning soil.

Senses

cavar is used for these senses in English:

  • burrow (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole.
  • delve (intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
  • 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.
  • hoe (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.

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.

delve — full definition

  1. verb To search thoroughly into something, especially information or a topic, in order to learn more.
  2. verb To dig into the ground.

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