1. past tense of backhoe; to dig, move, or excavate with a backhoe (a type of excavating equipment)
Usage: transitive verb; commonly used in construction and landscaping contexts

Examples

• The construction crew backhoed the foundation for the new building.
• They backhoed a trench across the yard to lay the water pipes.
• The operator backhoed through the rocky soil carefully.
• We backhoed out the old tree stump and its roots.
• The contractor backhoed the site to prepare it for paving.