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14
shovel(noun, move, action, break)
8
scoop(noun, move, break, take)
6
dig(move, action, break, take)
6
excavate(move, action, break, take)
6
grub(break, take, clear, remove)
5
delve(move, action, break, enter)
4
hoe(noun, turn, produce, clean)
4
drill(noun, turn, produce, clean)
4
gouge(noun, take, clear, remove)
3
dig out(expression, phrasal verb, take, raise)
2
bore(turn, produce, clean, discover)
2
burrow(move, action, turn, produce)
2
dredge(move, action, turn, produce)
2
drive(turn, produce, clean, discover)
2
mine(move, turn, produce, clean)
2
plow(turn, till, rake, hoe)
2
quarry(turn, produce, clean, discover)
2
rake(clear, turn, dig, uncover)
2
sap(turn, produce, clean, discover)
2
scoop out(expression, action, turn, produce)
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