dig

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/dɪɡ/

noun 9verb 7

Collocations

(noun.) hard push

ADJ

sharp

VERB + DIG

give

His friend gave him a quick dig in the shoulder to get his attention during the meeting.

feel, get

PHRASES

a dig in the ribs

(noun.) critical remark

ADJ

little

sly

During the meeting, she couldn't resist making a sly dig about his poor performance last quarter.

VERB + DIG

get in, have, make

PREP

~ about, ~ at

My friends were always digging at me about my terrible fashion sense.

(noun.) in the ground

ADJ

archaeological

VERB + DIG

go on

My grandfather went on a dig in Egypt last year and found ancient pottery.

DIG + VERB

reveal sth

The archaeological dig revealed pottery and coins from ancient times.

(verb.)

ADV

deep

The archaeologists dug deep into the ancient site and discovered pottery from centuries ago.

PREP

for

The children dug for clams on the beach during their summer vacation.

through

She had to dig through old boxes in the attic to find her passport.

Definitions

verb

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.

In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.

To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

to dig potatoes

to dig up gold

To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.

Peter dug at his books all the harder.

To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.

to dig up evidence

to dig out the facts

noun

An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.

A thrust; a poke.

He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.

A hard blow, especially (boxing) a straight left-hander delivered under the opponent's guard.

[…] 'let him go, I tell you, or I'll be after breaking your ugly mug,' and with that I gave him a dig that knocked him into smithereens.

A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.

An innings.

verb

To understand.

You dig?

McCord has blown. Mitchell has blown. No tap on my telephone / Halderman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, and Dean / It follows a pattern if you dig what I mean

To appreciate, or like.

Baby, I dig you.

«And dig her!» yelled Dean, pointing at another woman. «Oh, I love, love, love women! I think women are wonderful! I love women!»

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elb

noun — the act of digging

noun — an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and

noun — the site of an archeological exploration

excavation

verb — get the meaning of something

verb — poke or thrust abruptly

verb — turn up, loosen, or remove earth

delve

verb — remove the inner part or the core of

verb — work hard

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

dig in

To begin eating.

I wanted to say grace before dinner, but the kids were already digging in.

dig up

To excavate something.

The work involved a complete rewiring of the system, while the addition of four higher-capacity Mechan jacks and the increased length of the new train meant the entire floor (the l

dig deep

To make a lot of effort with all one's resources.

If you want to join the marines, there's no room for laziness. You really have to dig deep.

dig up dirt

To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.

The freelance investigative reporter made a career of digging up dirt on celebrities for tabloids.

dig one's own grave

To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.

Example Bank

They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.

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In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.

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If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.

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He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.

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[…] 'let him go, I tell you, or I'll be after breaking your ugly mug,' and with that I gave him a dig that knocked him into smithereens.

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Buckram ! that's a dig at my trade.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dig is marked as dated, slang, figuratively, archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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