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excavating definition

excavating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  excavate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  excavate 
 
  Sense  2 
  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up 
  =>  grub  up  grub  out 
  =>  nuzzle 
  =>  disinter,  exhume 
 
  Sense  4 
  excavate,  dig,  hollow 
  =>  drive 
  =>  trench,  ditch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  excavate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  excavate 
 
  Sense  2 
  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up 
  =>  grub  up  grub  out 
  =>  nuzzle 
  =>  disinter,  exhume 
 
  Sense  4 
  excavate,  dig,  hollow 
  =>  drive 
  =>  trench,  ditch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  excavate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  excavate 
 
  4  senses  of  excavate 
 
  Sense  1 
  excavate,  unearth 
  =>  uncover,  bring  out  unveil,  reveal 
 
  Sense  2 
  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up 
  =>  obtain 
 
  Sense  3 
  excavate 
  =>  hollow,  hollow  out  core  out 
 
  Sense  4 
  excavate,  dig,  hollow 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  excavate 
 
  excavate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  excavate 
 
  Sense  1 
  excavate,  unearth 
  =>  uncover,  bring  out  unveil,  reveal 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up 
  =>  obtain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  excavate 
  =>  hollow,  hollow  out  core  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  excavate,  dig,  hollow 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  excavate 
 
  The  verb  excavate  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  excavate,  unearth  --  (lay  bare  through  digging;  "Schliemann  excavated  Troy") 
  2.  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up  --  (find  by  digging  in  the  ground;  "I  dug  up  an  old  box  in  the  garden") 
  3.  excavate  --  (form  by  hollowing;  "Carnegie  had  a  lake  excavated  for  Princeton  University's  rowing  team";  "excavate  a  cavity") 
  4.  excavate,  dig,  hollow  --  (remove  the  inner  part  or  the  core  of  "the  mining  company  wants  to  excavate  the  hillsite") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  excavate 
 
  The  verb  excavate  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  excavate,  unearth  --  (lay  bare  through  digging;  "Schliemann  excavated  Troy") 
  2.  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up  --  (find  by  digging  in  the  ground;  "I  dug  up  an  old  box  in  the  garden") 
  3.  excavate  --  (form  by  hollowing;  "Carnegie  had  a  lake  excavated  for  Princeton  University's  rowing  team";  "excavate  a  cavity") 
  4.  excavate,  dig,  hollow  --  (remove  the  inner  part  or  the  core  of  "the  mining  company  wants  to  excavate  the  hillsite") 



excavating definition