How to sign: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration";
See also: dig up, pitch in, dig out, excavate, dig in, turn up
Similiar / Same: delve, cut into, turn over
Categories: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Within this category: burrow, furrow, rout, shovel, spade, trowel
How to sign: remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite";
Similiar / Same: hollow, excavate