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Dig

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a jab or poke at someone in order to tease or get their attention

dig, excavation, archeological site(noun)

the site of an archeological exploration

"they set up camp next to the dig"

shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe(noun)

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

"his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

dig(noun)

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

"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

excavation, digging, dig(noun)

the act of digging

"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

dig, jab(verb)

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

dig, delve, cut into, turn over(verb)

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

dig, dig out(verb)

create by digging

"dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil(verb)

work hard

"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

dig, dig up, dig out(verb)

remove, harvest, or recover by digging

"dig salt"; "dig coal"

dig(verb)

thrust down or into

"dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"

excavate, dig, hollow(verb)

remove the inner part or the core of

"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig(verb)

poke or thrust abruptly

"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend(verb)

get the meaning of something

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

a quick thrust

gave him a dig in the ribs with my elbow

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

got in a couple of digs about lawyers at my friend's expense

a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place

check out my new digs on the north side of town

to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth

a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool

to take pleasure in

I really dig bluegrass music

to have a clear idea of

can you dig what I'm saying?

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object

every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs

I want you to dig a hole.

I really dig that singer.

Children love to dig in the sand.

Tom had to dig his car out of the snow.

In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.

Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.

Mother put the food on the table and told the children to dig in.

Tom hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on his wife and her lover.

You can dig dirt from the ground.

Dig a hole here and put the gold pieces into it.

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