I. verb
1.
Synonyms: dig 1, ||delve, excavate, shovel, spade
Related Word: burrow, poke, root
2.
Synonyms: scour 2, beat, comb, finecomb, fine-tooth-comb, forage, rake, ransack, rummage, search
3.
Synonyms: drudge , grind, ||muck, plod, slave, slog, toil
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: hack 2, drudge, grubber, hireling, mercenary, slavey
2.
Synonyms: food 1, ||chow, ||eats, edibles, feed, nurture, provender, provisions, viands, victuals