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to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out
to scoop; to ladle; to bail
to jerk (one's chin)
「抉る」 has other readings with different meanings.
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
to pry; to prize; to prise
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)