Tunnel (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The mole tunnelled through the soft earth with ease.
• The badgers tunnelled under the old oak tree, creating a complex network.
• The rabbits tunnelled through the garden, causing trouble for the gardener.
• During the storm, the raging river tunnelled through the fragile embankment.
• The worm tunnelled slowly through the moist soil, leaving a narrow path behind.

Synonyms

• Burrow

Hypernyms

• Dig
• Turn Over
• Cut Into

Related Words

• Tunnel (noun)

Meaning ²

Force a way through.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The rescue team had to tunnel through the rubble to reach the trapped survivors.
• She used her elbows to tunnel through the crowd and get closer to the stage.
• The roots of the old tree began to tunnel under the foundation of the house.
• The engineers tunneled through the mountain to build the new rail line.
• The worm started to tunnel through the apple, leaving it soft and rotten.

Hypernyms

• Perforate

Related Words

• Tunnel (noun)