For engineering purposes, soil is defined as

- 1
  
  the loose mantle at the surface of the earth which favours the growth of plant
- 2
  
  a natural aggregate of mineral grains, loose or moderately cohesive, inorganic or organic in nature
- 3
  
  a disintegrated rock
- 4
  
  all of the above

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