21
scoop(noun, verb, move, break, make)
17
spade(noun, verb, move, action, break)
13
excavate(verb, move, action, break, make)
11
dig(verb, move, action, break, make)
10
delve(verb, move, action, break, enter)
9
trowel(noun, verb, action, receptacle, tool)
8
ladle(verb, move, measure, vehicle, dig)
7
dig up(verb, expression, dig, extract, drill)
7
excavator(noun, verb, tool)
7
grub(verb, break, turn, produce, clean)
7
power shovel(noun, expression, idiom)
5
gouge(noun, verb, cut, turn, produce)
5
shovelful
5
hoe(noun, verb, turn, produce, clean)
4
decant(verb, transference)
4
digger(noun, verb, tool)
4
dip(verb, scoop, ladle)
4
drill(noun, verb, turn, produce, clean)
4
rake(verb, clear, turn, dig, uncover)
3
burrow(verb, move, action, cut, turn)
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