dig /dig/ transitive verb (diggˈing; dug or (archaic; Bible) digged)- To excavate
- To turn up with a spade or otherwise
- To get or put by digging
- To poke or thrust
- To taunt (informal)
- To understand or approve (old slang)
- To take note of (old slang)
intransitive verb- To use a spade
- To seek (for) by digging (lit and figurative)
- To burrow
- To mine
- To lodge (informal)
- To study hard (N Am sl)
noun- An act or course of digging
- An archaeological excavating expedition
- An excavation made by archaeologists
- A poke
- A taunt (informal)
- A hard-working student (N Am sl)
ORIGIN: Prob OFr diguer to dig; of Gmc origin diggˈable adjective diggˈer noun - A person or animal that digs
- A miner, esp a gold-miner
- An Australian or New Zealand soldier (Aust and NZ inf)
- An informal Australian term of address
- A machine for digging
diggˈings plural noun - Places where mining is carried on, esp for gold
- Digs (dated inf)
digs plural noun (informal) - Accommodation
- Lodgings
digger wasp noun Any of various kinds of burrowing wasp digging stick noun A primitive tool, a pointed stick, sometimes weighted, for digging the ground dig a pit for (figurative) To set a trap for dig in - To cover over by digging
- To work hard
- To take up a defensive position (lit or figurative)
- To begin eating (informal)
dig oneself in - To entrench oneself
- To establish oneself in a position
dig one's heels in To refuse to be moved or persuaded dig out - To decamp (US sl)
- To unearth (lit or figurative)
dig up - To remove from the ground by digging
- To excavate
- To obtain by seeking (informal)
- To produce, esp reluctantly (informal)
|