All 3 Uses of
excavate
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- Now, what were they excavating?†
Chpt 27 *
- His claws sank into the earth, excavating a plug of dirt several feet deep as he picked up the two humans.†
Chpt 36
- Where the floor and the walls met, they flowed together as if the stone had been melted, which told Eragon that it was most likely elves who had excavated the tunnel.†
Chpt 54
Definition:
to dig out
in various senses, including:
- remove or lay bare -- as when removing top soil to lay a foundation
- find or uncover -- as at an archaeological site
- remove a part -- as a tooth from the gum that surrounds it