 dig |
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| 1. | [ verb ] turn up, loosen, or remove earth | |
| Synonyms: | delve turn_over cut_into | |
| Examples: | "Dig we must" "turn over the soil for aeration" |
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| Related terms: | remove burrow spade shovel furrow rout trowel excavate pitch_in dig_out excavation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] create by digging, of cavities | |
| Synonyms: | dig_out | |
| Examples: | : "dig a hole" |
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| Related terms: | hollow trench lift dibble power_shovel digger remove | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (archeology,geography) the site of an archeological exploration | |
| Synonyms: | archeological_site excavation | |
| Examples: | "they set up camp next to the dig" |
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| Related terms: | site byblos archeology excavate | |
| 4. | [ verb ] get the meaning of something | |
| Synonyms: | comprehend grasp apprehend get_the_picture savvy compass | |
| Examples: | "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
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| Related terms: | understand catch_on figure digest intuit understanding grasping comprehension | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of digging | |
| Synonyms: | excavation digging | |
| Examples: | "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" |
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| Related terms: | creating_by_removal excavate excavate excavate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] poke or thrust abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | poke jab stab prod | |
| Examples: | "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
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| Related terms: | thrust poke_into prod | |
| 7. | [ verb ] remove the inner part or the core of | |
| Synonyms: | hollow excavate | |
| Examples: | "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" |
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| Related terms: | remove drive trench trench mining hole excavation | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | |
| Synonyms: | shot shaft barb jibe gibe slam | |
| Examples: | "his parting shot was `drop dead'" "she threw shafts of sarcasm" "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" |
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| Related terms: | remark cheap_shot jeer | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (work) work hard | |
| Synonyms: | toil grind labor moil travail fag drudge labour | |
| Examples: | "She was digging away at her math homework" "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
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| Related terms: | work undertaking labor effort laborer drudgery drudge swot | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) | |
| Examples: | "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" |
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| Related terms: | dent | |
| 11. | [ noun ] the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow | |
| Synonyms: | jab | |
| Examples: | "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
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| Related terms: | touch jab | |
| Similar spelling: |
digs Diego Diggs Dix Dis Dike dice dick Diez dika Diaz Dias disc dish disk diss disa Disch disco dishy dicky Dicks dicey Dixie diazo dizzy |
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