| dredge1 | vt mengorek: to ~ a river, mengorek sungai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gouge | ~ st out, force or dig st out, (eyes) /mencungkil, mengorek/ sst; (channel, groove) mengorek sst; (initial) menggores sst: he ~d out his opponent’s eyes, dia mencungkil mata lawannya; a large machine was used to ~ out a channel for the water to run along, sebuah jentera besar digunakan utk mengorek terusan supaya air dapat mengalir; the lovers ~d out their names on the cave wall, pasangan kekasih itu menggores parap mereka pd dinding gua tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrape | ~ st out, mengorek sst: the woodpecker ~s out a hole in the tree, burung tukang mengorek lubang di batang pokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dredge1 | ~ for st, mengorek utk mencari sst: to ~ for oysters, mengorek utk mencari tiram; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tunnel | 2. make as, like a tunnel, mengorek lubang: the grubs ~ their way into the fruit, ulat mengorek lubang masuk ke dlm buah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrape | 4. make by scraping, mengorek: the gardener ~d a hole in the ground for the seeds, tukang kebun itu mengorek lubang utk menanam benih pokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undermine | vt 1. excavate the earth underneath, mengorek bahagian bawah: the convicts had ~d the wall of the prison, banduan-banduan itu mengorek bahagian bawah tembok penjara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dredge1 | ~ st up, a. bring st to surface with dredge, mengorek keluar sst: they ~d up tons of mud from the river mouth, mereka mengorek keluar bertan-tan lumpur dr muara sungai; the body was ~d up from the bottom of the mining pool, mayat itu dikorek keluar dr dasar kolam lombong; b. (colloq) dig up st that is unpleasant or embarrassing, membangkitkan sst: to ~ up old quarrels, membangkitkan kisah perkelahian lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dig | vt 1. turn over (ground) using spade etc, menggali, mengorek: they dug the ground while it was still soft, mereka menggali tanah itu ketika tanah itu masih lembut; 2. make by digging, menggali, mengorek: to ~ a well, menggali perigi; 3. obtain by digging, menggali, mengorek: to ~ potatoes, menggali ubi kentang; 4. (sl & old-fashioned) appreciate, suka: he doesn’t ~ jazz, dia tak suka jaz; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | 3. probe and remove foreign particles using fingers or pointed instrument, a. (from nose, ears, etc) mengorek: he ~ed wax from his ears, dia mengorek tahi telinganya; b. (from teeth etc) mencungkil: he ~ed his teeth with a toothpick, dia mencungkil giginya dgn pencungkil gigi; c. (spot on face etc) mengutil: she started ~ing the pimples on her chin, dia mula mengutil jerawat pd dagunya; the child had ~ed the scab from the wound, kanak-kanak itu telah mengutil keruping lukanya; 4. poke and dig out, mencungkil: he ~ed the thorn out of his finger, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |