dig
/dɪɡ/ noun A1- An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
- Any act of digging to find or retrieve something.
- A thrust; a poke. · He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.
- A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
- An innings.
- A cutting, sarcastic remark.
- The occupation of digging for gold.
- A plodding and laborious student.
Plural digs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- dig around To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container...
- dig down To scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
- dig in To begin eating.
- dig into To research a particular subject.
- dig on To be attracted to (someone).
- dig out To remove something by digging.
- dig over To dig thoroughly through an area so as to loosen the soi...
- dig up To excavate something.
From the library
The Partridges declared that they would dig around his vines and make them produce finer grapes.
To dig the sandy shore.
'Tis he that inhabits the caves that you dig;
“Tabaqui came to me not long ago with some rude talk that I was a naked man’s cub and not fit to dig pig-nuts.
Other matches
- dig To move hard-packed earth out of the way, espec... B1
- dig To understand. C2
- dig Digoxin. C2
- dig around To thoroughly search every part of an area or a...
- dig down To scrounge for money, especially large amounts...
- dig in To begin eating.
- dig into To research a particular subject.
- dig on To be attracted to
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