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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dig \Dig\ (d[i^]g), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dug} (d[u^]g) or {Digged} (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Digging}. -- Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen (see {Dike}, {Ditch}); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to E. 1st dag. [root]67.]
1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade.
Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden.
2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]
You should have seen children . . . dig and push their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them: Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear pearls. --Robynson (More's Utopia).
5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam. [Colloq.] [PJC]
{To dig down}, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as, to dig down a wall.
{To dig from}, {To dig out of}, {To dig out}, {To dig up}, to get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.
{To dig in}, (a) to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure. (b) To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance; -- used of warfare or negotiating situations.
{to dig in one's heels} To offer stubborn resistance. [1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dug \Dug\ (d[u^]g), noun [Akin to Sw. d["a]gga to suckle (a child), Dan. d[ae]gge, and prob. to Goth. daddjan. [root]66.] A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast.
With mother's dug between its lips. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dug \Dug\, imp. & p. p. of {Dig}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dig
noun
1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {excavation}, {archeological site}]
2: 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" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}]
5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {jab}]
verb
1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {delve}, {cut into}, {turn over}]
2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig out}]
3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {moil}]
4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {hollow}]
5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}]
6: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {dug}, {digging}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dug
noun: an udder or breast or teat
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dug See {dig}
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