Clues for the word "EXCAVATE"
We've had 11 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 14 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 07, 2025.
Definition of excavate
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a channel.
- v. t. - To dig out and remove, as earth.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 07, 2025
- New York Times - March 25, 2022
- Mirror Quick - July 12, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - February 05, 2016
- Guardian Quick - October 01, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - May 06, 2013
- Guardian Quick - February 18, 2013
- Washington Post - September 03, 2012
- Guardian Quick - May 10, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 05, 2012
- Washington Post - February 10, 2012
- Washington Post - July 11, 2011
- Guardian Quiptic - December 13, 1999
- New York Times - July 31, 1997