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dig

English

🔊 the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
“she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs”
🔊 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 site of an archeological exploration
“they set up camp next to the dig”
🔊 the act of digging
“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
🔊 an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
“his parting shot was `drop dead'”
🔊 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
“Dig we must”
🔊 create by digging
“dig a hole”
🔊 thrust down or into
“dig the oars into the water”
🔊 remove, harvest, or recover by digging
“dig salt”
🔊 remove the inner part or the core of
“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
🔊 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”