meaning of delve
1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
3. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.
4. A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
5. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for
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