Dig
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
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Shovels are normally used to clear obstructions in corridors, such as thorny thickets and stone rubble, but they can also be used to dig up graves, smash open certain cabinets, chests, and stone coffins, or prop open giant oysters.
Source: Videogame / Darkest Dungeon -
A typical tactic of siege warfare is to dig a tunnel under the wall of the besieged fortress / city and then collapse or blow it up to destroy the wall under it, or to just dig a tunnel inside and open the main gate by surprise.
Source: Dungeon Bypass -
Slippy-Slidey Ice World: The Glacier dig site from the first game, though it doesn't open up until the endgame.
Source: Video Game / Fossil Fighters
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