(çukur) açmak

Turkish - English

Definition of (çukur) açmak in Turkish English dictionary

excavate

To make a hole in (something); to hollow

{v} to hollow, to cut into hollows

to remove by digging or scooping out

[v] to remove earth to expose different layers of sediment and the objects and specimens in the sediments

To dig out a volume of earth for a basement, footings or foundation

When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. + excavation excavations ex·ca·va·tion the excavation of a bronze-age boat

To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth

lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy

{f} dig out, hollow out; unearth, lay bare by digging

to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out

to uncover (something) by removing its covering

(v ) giD, gihd

To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a channel

remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"

form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"

remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity" find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy

find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay. + excavation ex·ca·va·tion the excavation of canals

Related Terms

ufak çukur açmak

dint

çukur açmak

to dig a pit or a hole

çukur açmak

hollow out

çukur açmak

hollow

çukur açmak

dig a hole

çukur açmak

scoop out

Hyphenation

(çu·kur) aç·mak