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| dig [ dig ] |
verb (past and past participle dug [ dug ], present participle dig·ging, 3rd person present singular digs) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb break up or remove earth: to break up, overturn, or remove something, especially soil, with the hands, paws, a tool, or a machine
  The excavator dug the rock out of the hole.
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2. transitive verb create something by digging: to make something by removing material, especially earth, with the hands, paws, a tool, or a machine
digging a hole
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3. transitive and intransitive verb obtain or free by digging: to obtain, uncover, or free something by removing the material covering it using the hands, paws, a tool, or a machine
dig the car out of the snow
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4. intransitive verb search by digging: to try to find something by digging
dig for buried treasure
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5. transitive and intransitive verb move through something by digging: to move through something by digging a way through it
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6. transitive and intransitive verb discover something by research: to find out something by research or questioning
See what you can dig up about her past.
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7. intransitive verb search carefully: to search carefully or persistently
digging through the papers in the file
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8. transitive and intransitive verb push into something forcefully: to push something into something else with force, or be pushed with force into something
dug his teeth into the steak
dug her elbow into my side
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9. transitive and intransitive verb understand something: to understand something fully or with sympathy
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dated slang
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I dig what you're saying.
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10. transitive verb like somebody or something: to like or appreciate somebody or something
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dated slang
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They don't dig jazz.
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noun (plural digs) |
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1. prod: a push with something fairly sharp
a dig in the ribs
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2. cutting remark: a remark intended to hurt or make fun of somebody
a dig about her new hairstyle
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3. act of digging: the act of digging or excavating something
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4. archaeology archaeological excavation: an archaeological or paleontological excavation
a dig in Egypt
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plural noun digs |
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U.K. lodgings: a room or rooms that somebody rents in another person's house
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dated informal
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| [12th century. Origin ?] |
