dig
noun
1 dig
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,
dibble,
hoe,
plough,
plow,
harrow,
rake,
weed,
lop and top;
backset [U.S.].
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Roget 208:
be deep
etc.
adj.;
render deep
etc.
adj.;
deepen.
plunge
etc.
310;
sound,
fathom,
plumb,
cast the lead,
heave the lead,
take soundings,
make soundings;
dig
etc.
(excavate)
252.
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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
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,
gouge out,
dig,
delve,
excavate,
dent,
dint,
mine,
sap,
undermine,
burrow,
tunnel,
stave in.
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Dutch: opdelven, uithollen
7 dig
8 dig
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