- to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
This expression is used in the context of mining and resource extraction, referring to the process of thoroughly extracting all valuable material from a location. It implies that no more resources can be obtained from the site.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust (a vein of ore)しげん資源をほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust resourcesこうざん鉱山をほりつくす掘り尽くすto work out a mineしじょう市場をほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust the marketじょうほう情報をほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust informationりえき利益をほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust profitsじかん時間をほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust timeげんかい限界までほりつくす掘り尽くすto exhaust to the limit
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