Dig - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪɡ|  American pronunciation of the word dig
Brit.  |dɪɡ|  British pronunciation of the word dig
irregular verb:  p.t. — dug  p.p. — dug

noun

- the site of an archeological exploration (syn: excavation)
they set up camp next to the dig
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (syn: barb, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam)
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
- a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover
- the act of digging (syn: digging, excavation)
- the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (syn: jab)
she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs

verb

- turn up, loosen, or remove earth (syn: delve, turn over)
- create by digging (syn: dig out)
dig a hole
dig out a channel
- work hard (syn: drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail)
She was digging away at her math homework
- remove, harvest, or recover by digging (syn: dig out, dig up)
dig salt
dig coal
- thrust down or into
dig the oars into the water
dig your foot into the floor
- remove the inner part or the core of (syn: excavate, hollow)
- poke or thrust abruptly (syn: jab, poke, prod, stab)
- get the meaning of something (syn: apprehend, compass, comprehend, grasp, savvy)

Extra examples

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.

These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.

She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.

She participated in a dig last summer.

The hole was freshly dug.

During the war people dug up their flower gardens to grow vegetables.

The rescuers tried to dig out the buried miners.

I didn't even try to dig out the car.

He dug a couple of notes out of his pocket and thrust them at her.

I was digging for worms to go fishing.

Phrasal verbs

dig in  — occupy a trench or secured area
dig out  — remove, harvest, or recover by digging
dig up  — find by digging in the ground

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dig
he/she/it: digs
present participle: digging
past tense: dug
past participle: dug
noun
singular: dig
plural: digs
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