29
dig(verb, move, action, break, drop)
20
unearth(verb, move, action, turn, produce)
17
mine(verb, move, hurt, ruin, destroy)
15
burrow(verb, move, action, cut, turn)
14
scoop(verb, move, break, take, make)
14
hollow(verb, take, remove, raise, lift)
12
extract(verb, remove, eliminate, expose, overthrow)
12
tunnel(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, destroy)
12
delve(verb, move, action, break, reveal)
12
quarry(verb, turn, produce, clean, discover)
12
shovel(verb, move, action, break, make)
11
gouge(verb, take, cut, clear, remove)
10
dig up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, reveal)
10
drill(verb, drop, decline, drive, turn)
9
grub(verb, break, take, clear, remove)
9
hollow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, ruin)
8
bore(verb, drop, decline, drive, turn)
8
uncover(verb, turn, produce, clean, reveal)
7
gouge out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, burrow)
7
spade(verb, move, action, break, take)
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