dig
- dig
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noun
1 (esp. BrE) small push
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp
VERB + DIG
▪ give
▪ She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
▪ feel, get
PHRASES
▪ a dig in the ribs
2 critical remark
ADJECTIVE
▪ little
▪ sly (esp. BrE)
▪ I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.
VERB + DIG
▪ get in, have, make, take (AmE)
PREPOSITION
▪ dig about
▪ dig at
▪ They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.
3 in the ground
ADJECTIVE
▪ archaeological
VERB + DIG
▪ go on
▪ I went on a dig over the summer.
DIG + VERB
▪ reveal sth
▪ The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb
ADVERB
▪ deep, deeply
▪ We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots.
▪ down
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪ They were digging for buried treasure.
▪ into
▪ I could feel the teeth dig into my skin.
▪ He was unwilling to dig into Sylvia's past. (figurative)
▪ through
▪ We found ourselves digging through solid clay.
Dig is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑
mole
Dig is used with these nouns as the object: ↑
canal, ↑
claw, ↑
dirt, ↑
ditch, ↑
foundation, ↑
garden, ↑
grave, ↑
hole, ↑
nail, ↑
pit, ↑
pond, ↑
shaft, ↑
soil, ↑
trench, ↑
tunnel, ↑
well
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Dig — may refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Other media 3 Abbreviations 4 … Wikipedia
Dig — (d[i^]g), v. t. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Dig — steht als Abkürzung für Days In Grief, eine Kölner Band Deutsch Indische Gesellschaft Deutsch Indonesische Gesellschaft Deutsch Irische Gesellschaft Deutsch Israelische Gesellschaft Deutsch Italienische Gesellschaft Deutsche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dig — dig1 [dig] vt. dug, digging [ME diggen < Anglo Fr * diguer < OFr digue, dike < Du dijk: see DIKE1] 1. to break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool, or with hands, claws, snout, etc. 2. to make (a hole, cellar … English World dictionary
Dig It — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Dig It» Canción de The Beatles Álbum Let It Be Publicación 8 de mayo 1970 … Wikipedia Español
DIG — steht als Abkürzung für Days In Grief, eine Kölner Band Deutsch Indische Gesellschaft Deutsch Indonesische Gesellschaft Deutsch Irische Gesellschaft Deutsch Israelische Gesellschaft Deutsch Italienische Gesellschaft Deutsche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dig It — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album Let It Be Sortie 8 mai 1970 … Wikipédia en Français
dig — vb Dig, delve, spade, grub, excavate mean to use a spade or similar utensil in breaking up the ground to a point below the surface and in turning or removing the earth or bringing to the surface of something below it. Dig, the commonest word,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dig It — Исполнитель The Beatles Альбом Let It Be Дата выпуска 8 мая 1970 Дата записи 26 … Википедия
Dig In — Single by Lenny Kravitz from the album Lenny Released November 13, 20 … Wikipedia
