dig

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verb

ˈdig

dug ˈdəg

; digging

transitive verb

: to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement

digging dirt with a shovel

machines digging up the road

: to prepare the soil of

dig a garden

: to bring to the surface by digging : unearth

dig potatoes

: to bring to light or out of hiding

dig up facts

: to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate

dig a hole

dig a tunnel

: to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust

dug her toes into the sand

The hawk dug its claws into its prey.

: poke, prod

dug me in the ribs with his elbow

slang

: to pay attention to : notice

dig that fancy hat

: understand, appreciate

couldn't dig the medical jargon

: like, admire

High school students dig short poetry.

David Burmester

intransitive verb

: to turn up, loosen, or remove earth

digging in the garden

dig for buried treasure

: to work hard or laboriously

: to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material

digging into the history of the company

Example Sentences

Verb Some animal has been digging in the garden. They dug into the sand with their hands. He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water. Dig a hole three feet deep. The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation. The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence. digging clams on the beach These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened. Noun She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention. She participated in a dig last summer. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The brick-and-mortar shopping scene has been panicky for years, as e-commerce nibbles at its foundations, malls crater and department stores try to dig themselves out of bankruptcy.

Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The plan could also help the agency, which is struggling to dig itself out of a massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns.

Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Not surprisingly, former President Trump is having problems hiring expert lawyers to dig him out of his latest legal jeopardy.

Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The race is on to find out who is going to dig them, and how.

Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Sunny's narrative inventiveness works best when plots are used to dig deeper into the rich, wretched soil of everybody's psyches, and this conceit is all buried treasure, each haul more uproariously funny than the last.

Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The same lack of knowledge was on display in the invaders' decision to dig trenches in the Red Forest during their aborted mission on Kyiv.

Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Obviously this means that the companies had to dig into their treasuries for additional inventory.

Colin Harper, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 To clear the water, fire crews and volunteer citizens had to dig a trench four feet deep and at least 75 feet long to divert the water through a resident's yard and down into a forest clearing.

Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022

Noun

As the play starts in the middle picture, the Bengals will run a smash concept with the No. 2 receiver on a corner and the No. 1 receiver on a short dig route.

Lance Reisland, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 The dig was in line with the irreverent tone of the night.

oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022 Led by Professor Dariusz Poliński, the Polish researchers discovered a grave during a dig, the university said.

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 If everything had gone exactly as designed, Justin Fields would have taken the shotgun snap on third-and-8, eased through his five-step drop, then waited without anxiety for Equanimeous St. Brown to pop open on a dig route.

Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 During the dig, the find took on a whole new level of intrigue as the team discovered that the skeleton’s lower leg was entirely missing.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2008, the dig uncovered the basement of a large Roman villa, believed to have belonged to the Assyrian queen Helene.

Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The Life of Pablo includes the aforementioned dig at Swift.

Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 The 1,200-year-old home was unearthed in the Bedouin town of Rahat where the dig team came upon the ancient property’s courtyard.

Dana Givens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	digging
释义	dig 1 of 3 verb ˈdig dug ˈdəg ; digging transitive verb 1 a : to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement digging dirt with a shovel machines digging up the road b : to prepare the soil of dig a garden 2 a : to bring to the surface by digging : unearth dig potatoes b : to bring to light or out of hiding dig up facts 3 : to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate dig a hole dig a tunnel 4 : to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust dug her toes into the sand The hawk dug its claws into its prey. 5 : poke, prod dug me in the ribs with his elbow 6 slang a : to pay attention to : notice dig that fancy hat b : understand, appreciate couldn't dig the medical jargon c : like, admire High school students dig short poetry. David Burmester intransitive verb 1 : to turn up, loosen, or remove earth digging in the garden dig for buried treasure 2 : to work hard or laboriously 3 : to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material digging into the history of the company dig 2 of 3 noun 1 a : thrust, poke a dig in the ribs b : a cutting remark a subtle dig at their lack of preparedness 2 digs plural a : accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a) for living or working buying furniture for his new digs b chiefly British : lodging sense 2b 3 : an archaeological excavation site also : the excavation itself participated in a dig dig 3 of 3 abbreviation digest Synonyms Verb excavate shovel Noun dab jab lunge poke See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb Some animal has been digging in the garden. They dug into the sand with their hands. He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water. Dig a hole three feet deep. The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation. The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence. digging clams on the beach These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened. Noun She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention. She participated in a dig last summer. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb The brick-and-mortar shopping scene has been panicky for years, as e-commerce nibbles at its foundations, malls crater and department stores try to dig themselves out of bankruptcy. Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The plan could also help the agency, which is struggling to dig itself out of a massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns. Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Not surprisingly, former President Trump is having problems hiring expert lawyers to dig him out of his latest legal jeopardy. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The race is on to find out who is going to dig them, and how. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Sunny's narrative inventiveness works best when plots are used to dig deeper into the rich, wretched soil of everybody's psyches, and this conceit is all buried treasure, each haul more uproariously funny than the last. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The same lack of knowledge was on display in the invaders' decision to dig trenches in the Red Forest during their aborted mission on Kyiv. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Obviously this means that the companies had to dig into their treasuries for additional inventory. Colin Harper, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 To clear the water, fire crews and volunteer citizens had to dig a trench four feet deep and at least 75 feet long to divert the water through a resident's yard and down into a forest clearing. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022 Noun As the play starts in the middle picture, the Bengals will run a smash concept with the No. 2 receiver on a corner and the No. 1 receiver on a short dig route. Lance Reisland, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 The dig was in line with the irreverent tone of the night. oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022 Led by Professor Dariusz Poliński, the Polish researchers discovered a grave during a dig, the university said. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 If everything had gone exactly as designed, Justin Fields would have taken the shotgun snap on third-and-8, eased through his five-step drop, then waited without anxiety for Equanimeous St. Brown to pop open on a dig route. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 During the dig, the find took on a whole new level of intrigue as the team discovered that the skeleton’s lower leg was entirely missing. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2008, the dig uncovered the basement of a large Roman villa, believed to have belonged to the Assyrian queen Helene. Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The Life of Pablo includes the aforementioned dig at Swift. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 The 1,200-year-old home was unearthed in the Bedouin town of Rahat where the dig team came upon the ancient property’s courtyard. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English diggen First Known Use Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing dig dig for dig in dig in one's heels dig into dig one's own grave dig out dig up infra dig dig for dig in dig in one's heels dig into dig one's own grave dig out dig up infra dig See More Kids Definition dig 1 of 2 verb ˈdig dug ˈdəg ; digging 1 : to turn up, loosen, or remove the soil The dog was digging in the garden again. 2 : to turn up or remove with a shovel or by similar means I dug into the snow. 3 : to form by removing earth dig a hole dig a cellar 4 : to uncover or search by or as if by turning up earth They dug for gold. 5 : prod entry 1 sense 1, poke He dug me in the ribs. dig 2 of 2 noun 1 : poke entry 2 a dig in the ribs 2 : a place where buried objects are being uncovered a dinosaur dig 3 : a project to uncover buried objects The bones were found during a recent dig. 4 : a nasty remark She got in a dig about forgetting her birthday. digging verb present participle of dig 1 as in excavating to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance excavating shoveling shovelling dredging delving grubbing clawing burrowing mining scooping spading quarrying digging in Antonyms & Near Antonyms filling (in) smoothing (out or over) 2 as in enjoying to take pleasure in I really dig bluegrass music Synonyms & Similar Words enjoying loving liking relishing savoring fancying admiring taking to adoring savouring appreciating going for revering venerating being partial to getting a kick out of worshipping valuing grooving (on) getting off (on) worshiping devouring treasuring getting a charge out of revelling (in) cherishing rejoicing (in) having a soft spot for prizing reveling (in) preferring delighting (in) idolizing feasting (on) favoring drinking (in) eating (up) doting (on) cottoning (to) indulging (in) luxuriating (in) wallowing (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hating disliking detesting abhorring loathing despising abominating condemning scorning See More 3 as in deciphering to have a clear idea of can you dig what I'm saying? Synonyms & Similar Words deciphering understanding knowing grasping seeing recognizing comprehending getting appreciating realizing sensing making seizing discerning twigging perceiving decoding assimilating intuiting catching conceiving apprehending registering grokking savvying beholding digesting fathoming making out compassing absorbing cognizing penetrating tumbling (to) picking up on catching on (to) cottoning (to or on to) taking in piercing Antonyms & Near Antonyms missing misinterpreting misreading misunderstanding mistaking misconstruing misconceiving misperceiving misapprehending See More 4 as in poking to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs Synonyms & Similar Words poking stabbing prodding punching spurring jabbing knocking goading nudging drilling jogging sticking chucking perforating pricking puncturing driving propelling piercing boring haling
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