Dig Definition
dĭg
digging, digs, dug
verb
digging, digs, dug
To break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool, or with hands, claws, snout, etc.
Webster's New World
To dig the ground or any surface.
Webster's New World
To make or form by removing earth or other material.
Dig a trench; dug my way out of the snow.
American Heritage
To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way.
To dig potatoes, to dig a nail out of a board.
Webster's New World
To work or study hard.
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noun
digs
A thrust, poke, nudge, etc.
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The act of digging.
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A sarcastic comment; taunt; gibe.
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An archaeological excavation or its site.
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Living quarters; lodgings.
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abbreviation
Digest.
Webster's New World
(astronomy) Dwarf irregular galaxy.
Wiktionary
idiom
dig in (one's) heels
- To resist opposition stubbornly; refuse to yield or compromise.
American Heritage
dig it out
- To run as fast as one can, especially as a base runner in baseball.
American Heritage
dig in
- to dig trenches or foxholes for cover
- to entrench oneself
Webster's New World
dig in one's heels
- to refuse to give up or modify one's opinion, policy, attitude, etc., esp. when faced with opposition
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dig into
- to penetrate by or as by digging
- to work hard at
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dig
Origin of Dig
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Middle English diggen perhaps akin to Old French digue dike, trench dhīgw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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