dig

Definitions of dig in various dictionaries:

noun - the site of an archeological exploration

noun - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

noun - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

noun - the act of digging

noun - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb - turn up, loosen, or remove earth

verb - create by digging

verb - work hard

verb - remove, harvest, or recover by digging

verb - thrust down or into

verb - remove the inner part or the core of

verb - poke or thrust abruptly

verb - get the meaning of something

To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, a spade, or the hands.

To make or form by removing earth or other material: dug my way out of the snow.

To obtain or unearth by digging: dig coal; a dog digging bones.

To learn or discover by careful research or investigation: dug up the evidence; dug out the real facts.

To force down and into something; thrust: dug his foot in the ground.

To poke or prod: dug me in the ribs.

Slang.

To like, enjoy, or appreciate: “They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for them” (Louis Armstrong).

To take notice of: Dig that wild outfit.

To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.

To make one’s way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material: dug through the files.

To have understanding: Do you dig? — n.

A poke or thrust: a sharp dig in the ribs.

A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.

Lodgings.

To dig trenches for protection.

To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.

To begin to work intensively.

To begin to eat heartily.

verb - to break up, turn over, or remove earth

DIG - Digging is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, or tools, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil or sand on the s...