Excavate

To dig a hole in the ground and take out the dirt or other materials, like when you use a shovel to make a sandbox.

Examples

• In science class, we learned how archaeologists excavate ancient sites to find buried treasures and fossils.
• During the summer, my dad and I decided to excavate our backyard to make space for a new vegetable garden.
• The kids in my neighborhood wanted to excavate a large hole for their fort, so they gathered shovels and started digging together.

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