opvissen

Definitions of opvissen
  1. verb
    remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
    synonyms: dreggen, uitbaggeren
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    type of:
    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
    synonyms: baggeren, dreggen, uitbaggeren
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    type of:
    rondzien, zoeken
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  3. verb
    dig out from underneath earth or snow
    synonyms: opdiepen, steken, uitgraven
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    type of:
    afhelpen, bevrijden, ontstoppen, vrijmaken
    free or remove obstruction from
  4. verb
    find by digging in the ground
    synonyms: opbreken, opdelven, opdiepen, opduiken, opgraven, uitspitten
    opduiken
    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
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    types:
    rooien, uitdoen
    dig up
    blootleggen, uitgraven
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
    type of:
    loskrijgen, losmaken
    come into possession of
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