- to undermine; to sap; to dig away
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- to undermine; to sap; to dig away
This word refers to the act of breaking down or eroding the foundation of something, either literally by digging away material or metaphorically by weakening a structure or system.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほりくずす掘り崩すさぎょう作業digging workじばん地盤をほりくずす掘り崩すto undermine the foundationほりくずす掘り崩すちから力power to undermineやま山をほりくずす掘り崩すto dig away at the mountainていぼう堤防をほりくずす掘り崩すto undermine the leveeほりくずす掘り崩すげんいん原因cause of underminingくずれた崩れたぶぶん部分をほりくずす掘り崩すto dig away the collapsed partほりくずし掘り崩しさぎょう作業をするto carry out digging workほりくずす掘り崩すことによるえいきょう影響effects of underminingあんぜん安全にほりくずす掘り崩すto undermine safely