spitten

Definitions of spitten
  1. verb
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
    synonyms: doorwroeten, omspitten
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    doorploegen, schaven
    hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
    woelen, wroeten
    dig with the snout
    doorwroeten, omspitten
    dig (up) with a spade
    steken
    dig with or as if with a shovel
    banen
    move through by or as by digging
    doorwroeten, omspitten
    spade into alternate ridges and troughs
    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
    dig (up) with a spade
    synonyms: doorwroeten, omspitten
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    types:
    doorwroeten, omspitten
    spade into alternate ridges and troughs
    type of:
    doorwroeten, omspitten
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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