6
avulse
6
dredge(verb, move, action, cut, turn)
6
exhume(verb, turn, produce, clean, reveal)
6
scoop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, turn)
5
sink(verb, drop, set, decline, drive)
5
turn up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
deepen(verb, turn, produce, clean, discover)
5
disinter
5
remove(verb, take, overthrow, lift, dig)
5
undermine(verb, turn, produce, clean, challenge)
4
cut(verb, dig)
4
depress(verb, drop, decline, drive, turn)
4
dig out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, clear)
4
draw(verb, extract)
4
expose
4
pan(verb, extract, drill, mine, quarry)
4
root out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, turn)
4
scrape(verb, take, remove, raise, score)
4
uproot(verb, destroy)
3
clear
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