1. to make a hole in the ground: maghukay, humukay, hukayin
2. to dig up the ground: maghukay, humukay, hukayin
3. to dig up the ground or something else in search of something (as in scavenging): maghalukay, humalukay, halukayin, magbungkal, bumungkal, bungkalin
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hole
n.
1. an open place: butas
2. a pit, hollow, depression: hukay, lubak
3. an animals burrow or den: lungga
v.
1. to make a hole or holes: magbutas, butasan, butasin
2. to dig a hole or pit: humukay
root
n.
1. the part of a plant that grows in the soil: ugat
2. a cause, source: pinanggalingan, pinanggagalingan, simula, sanhi, dahilan
3. the word from which others are derived: salitang-ugat
v.
1. to become fixed in the ground, send out roots and begin to grow: mag-ugat, magkaugat
2. to pull, tear, or dig up or out by the roots: bumunot, bunutin
3. to get completely rid of: lumipol, lipulin
4. to cheer (slang): kumantiyaw, mangantiyaw, kantiyawan
5. to take root means (a) to send out roots and begin to grow: mag-ugat, magkaugat (b) to become firmly fixed: pumirme, mamirme, lumagi, mamalagi
spade
n.
1. a tool for digging, a kind of shovel: pala
2. a kind of playing card with a figure resembling a heart: ispada
v.
to dig with a spade: maghukay (hukayin) ng pala, magpala, palahin
excavate
v.
to dig out, to uncover by digging: maghukay, humukay, hukayin
ground
n.
1. the surface of the earth, soil: lupa
2. basis, reason, foundation for what is said or done: batayan, saligan, katwiran, dahilan
v.
to break ground to dig, plow: magbungkal ng lupa, bungkalin ang lupa, mag-araro, araruhin
pick
v.
1. to choose, to select: pumili, mamili, piliin
2. to pull away with the fingers: pumitas, mamitas, pitasin, pupulin
3. to pierce, dig into or break up with some pointed tool: magpiko, pikuhin
4. to use something pointed to remove things from: sumungkit, sungkitin
5. to remove: mag-alis, alisin
6. to seek and find: maghanap,, humanap, hanapin
7. to eat only a bit at a time: sumubo lamang nang kaunti, tumikim lamang, tumuka-tuka (tuka-tukain) lamang
n.
1. a choice, selection: pili, ang napili, hirang, gusto, ibig
2. the best part: piling klase
3. a heavy tool with sharp point for breaking up earth or rock: piko
hollow
adj.
1. having nothing or only air inside: hungkag
2. deep and sunken: humpak, nanlalalim, malalim
n.
1. a hollow place: lubak, guwang, hukay
2. a hole: butas
v.
to dig out: umuka, ukain, umukit, ukitin
scoop
n.
1. a ladle: sandok, pansalok, panalok, tabo, panabo
2. act of scooping: pagsalok, pagsandok, pagsagap
v.
1. to take up or out with a scoop or as a scoop does: sumandok, sandukin, sumalok, salukin
2. to hollow out, dig out, make by scooping: maghukay, humukay, hukayin, hukayan, magbutas, butasan, butasin
3. to scoop out, e.g., water from a small boat, to bail: maglimas, lumimas, limasin
halukay
v.
maghalukay, halukayin (mag-:-in) to dig, to turn over and back either in search of something or to mix well. Hinalukay ni Maria ang aking mga kagamitan. Maria rummaged through my things.
hukay
v.
humukay (-um-, mag-:-in) to dig, to excavate. Humukay siya ng butas. He dug a hole.
bunkal
v.
bungkal, magbungkal, bungkalin (mag-:-in) to till the soil, to dig out
