DIG
Definition:
- [noun] the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
Synonyms: excavation, archeological site
- [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"
Synonyms: shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe
- [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"
- [noun] the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Synonyms: excavation, ging
- [noun] the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
Synonyms: jab
- [verb] turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
Synonyms: delve, cut into, turn over
- [verb] create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
Synonyms: out
- [verb] work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Synonyms: labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
- [verb] remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Synonyms: excavate, hollow
- [verb] poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Synonyms: jab, prod, stab, poke
- [verb] get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Synonyms: get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend
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Related Words:
- furrow, rut, groove
- rout, root, rootle
- spade
- shovel
- trowel
- burrow, tunnel
- lift
- trench
- dibble
- drive
- trench, ditch
- figure
- catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it
- intuit
- digest
- Byblos
- cheap shot
