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- pronunciation:
- rut
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verb |
| inflections: |
roots, rooting, rooted |
| definition 1: |
to dig or turn over soil.
Our pig got loose and rooted in the garden.- synonyms:
- grub
- similar words:
- dig, rout
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| definition 2: |
to move things around while searching for something.
She rooted through the drawer for a pencil.- synonyms:
- ferret, nose, poke, rummage, smell
- similar words:
- dig, meddle, plow, pry, rout
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| related words: |
poke |
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