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dig

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verb

dug ˈdəg How to pronounce dig (audio) ; 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

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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

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abbreviation

digest

Synonyms

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of dig was in the 13th century

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