prekopati

1. to dig up; to dig over
   Deda je prekopao celu baštu za jedan dan. — Grandpa dug over the whole garden in one day.
   Radnici su prekopali ulicu zbog nove cevi. — The workers dug up the street for a new pipe.
2. (figurative) to ransack; to rummage through
   Prekopala sam ceo stan, a ključeve nisam našla. — I turned the whole flat upside down but didn't find the keys.
   Novinar je prekopao stare arhive. — The journalist dug through the old archives.