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Defenition of the word dig

    • Defenition of the word dig

      • To move earth, rocks, etc. out of the way, usually to create a hole.
      • To get the meaning of something.
      • To remove, harvest, or recover earth by digging.
      • turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"
      • create by digging, of cavities: "dig a hole"
      • the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
      • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
      • remove the inner part or the core of
      • the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
      • get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
      • poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
      • work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"
      • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
      • the act of digging; "there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
      • a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
      • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
      • turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
      • remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
      • create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
      • work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
      • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
      • the act of digging
      • a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
      • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
      • the site of an archeological exploration
      • get the meaning of something
      • poke or thrust abruptly
      • turn up, loosen, or remove earth
      • create by digging
      • thrust down or into
      • remove, harvest, or recover by digging
      • work hard

    Synonyms for the word dig

      • apprehend
      • barb
      • compass
      • comprehend
      • cut into
      • delve
      • dig out
      • digging
      • drudge
      • excavate
      • excavation
      • fag
      • get the picture
      • gibe
      • grasp
      • grind
      • hollow
      • jab
      • jibe
      • labor
      • labour
      • moil
      • poke
      • prod
      • savvy
      • shaft
      • shot
      • slam
      • stab
      • toil
      • travail
      • turn over

    Similar words in the dig

      • dig in
      • dig out
      • dig up
      • excavate
      • horn in
      • intrude into
      • meddle with
      • pitch in
      • poke into
      • turn up

    Hyponyms for the word dig

      • burrow
      • Byblos
      • catch on
      • cheap shot
      • cotton on
      • dibble
      • digest
      • ditch
      • drive
      • figure
      • furrow
      • get it
      • get onto
      • get wise
      • groove
      • intuit
      • latch on
      • lift
      • root
      • rootle
      • rout
      • rut
      • shovel
      • spade
      • trench
      • trowel
      • tumble
      • tunnel
      • twig

    Hypernyms for the word dig

      • comment
      • core out
      • creating by removal
      • dent
      • ding
      • do work
      • excavate
      • gouge
      • hollow
      • hollow out
      • input
      • land site
      • nick
      • remark
      • remove
      • site
      • take
      • take away
      • thrust
      • touch
      • touching
      • understand
      • unearth
      • withdraw
      • work

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