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- pronunciation:
- rut
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- root around
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
roots, rooting, rooted |
| definition 1: |
to dig or turn over soil, often with the snout or nose, as a pig.
Our pig got loose and rooted in the garden.- synonyms:
- furrow, grub
- similar words:
- dig, rout
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| definition 2: |
to rummage or pry while searching for something.
She rooted through the drawer for a pencil.- synonyms:
- delve, ferret, nose, poke, rummage, smell
- similar words:
- dig, meddle, plow, pry, rout
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| related words: |
poke |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to dig out by the roots, often with the snout or nose (fol. by "up").
The pig rooted up the delicate little flowers in the garden.- synonyms:
- grub
- similar words:
- dig, furrow, nose, plow, rake, rifle, rout, rummage, snuff, uproot
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| definition 2: |
to bring to light so as to eliminate (usu. fol. by "out").
They were unable to root out the cause of the problem.- synonyms:
- ferret, grub, smell, sniff
- similar words:
- dig, expose, rake, reveal, rout, rummage, uncover, unearth
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| phrase: |
root around |
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