to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into

to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]

to dig a hole

to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging

to dig a hole; (fig.) to make things difficult for sb; (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project