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dig

noun

1 dig

The site of an archeological exploration:
— They set up camp next to the dig.

synonyms: archeological site, excavation.

Dutch: opgraving, site

2 dig

An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect:
— She takes a dig at me every chance she gets.

synonyms: barb, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam.

Dutch: hatelijkheid, speldenprik, speldeprik, steek, stekeligheid
Polish: przytyk, przycinek, przymówka

3 dig

A small gouge (as in the cover of a book).

4 dig

The act of digging.

synonyms: digging, excavation.

Dutch: plaagstoot
Polish: wykopaliska

5 dig

The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow:
— She gave me a sharp dig in the ribs.

synonym: jab.

Polish: kuksnięcie

verb

1 dig

Turn up, loosen, or remove earth:
— Dig we must.

synonyms: cut into, delve, turn over.

Roget 371: cultivate; till the soil; farm, garden; sow, plant; reap, mow, cut; manure, dress the ground, dig, delve, ... show more

Roget 208: be deep etc. adj.; render deep etc. adj.; deepen.    plunge etc. 310; sound, fathom, plumb, cast the lead, ... show more

Dutch: delven, graven

2 dig

Create by digging:
— Dig a hole.
— Dig out a channel.

synonym: dig out.

3 dig

Work hard:
— She was digging away at her math homework.

synonyms: drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail.

Dutch: beulen, inspannen, ploegen, ploeteren, sappelen, sloven

4 dig

Remove, harvest, or recover by digging:
— Dig salt.
— Dig coal.

synonyms: dig out, dig up.

5 dig

Thrust down or into.

6 dig

Remove the inner part or the core of.

synonyms: excavate, hollow.

Roget 252: be concave etc. adj.; retire, cave in.    render concave etc. adj.; depress, hollow; scoop, scoop out; gouge, ... show more

Dutch: opdelven, uithollen

7 dig

Poke or thrust abruptly.

synonyms: jab, poke, prod, stab.

Dutch: porren

8 dig

Get the meaning of something.

synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy.

Dutch: inzien, verstaan, snappen, begrijpen


Moby thesaurus: Parthian shot, abide, absorb, abysm, abyss, accept, appreciate, apprehend, assault, assimilate, back answer, backset, bang, bash, bat, be affected, be in tune, be inspired, be involved, be moved ... show more.

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