dig with a shovel (verb)
1dig — dig1 [ dıg ] (past tense and past participle dug [ dʌg ] ; present participle dig|ging) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine, or a tool, especially a shovel: The children like to dig… …
2shovel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scofl; akin to Old High German scūfla shovel, Old English scūfan to thrust away Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hand implement consisting of a broad scoop or a more or less hollowed out blade… …
3shovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spade, digger; scoop[er], excavator, trowel, scuttle. v. dig, excavate, unearth; ladle, dip. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spade, scoop, trowel, snow shovel. Shovels include: coal, snow, fire …
4shovel — I. /ˈʃʌvəl / (say shuvuhl) noun 1. an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a handle, used for taking up and removing loose matter, as earth, snow, coal, etc. 2. a contrivance or machine for shovelling, removing matter, etc.… …
5shovel — shov|el1 [ ʃʌvl ] noun count 1. ) a tool used for digging or moving something such as snow or dirt. It consists of a long handle with a curved metal end. ─ compare SPADE 2. ) a part of a large vehicle or machine used for digging or moving large… …
6dig — 1. verb /dɪɡ/ a) To move hard packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc. They dug an eight foot deep ditch along the side of the road. b) To research a particular… …
7dig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shovel, spade, excavate, grub, delve; labor, speed; unearth; slang, enjoy (see pleasure). See concavity, exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Insult] Syn. gibe, taunt, innuendo, cut; see insult , ridicule …
8shovel prune — (SHUV.ul proon) v. To dig up a garden plant and discard it. Also: shovel prune. Example Citation: Hill and McBride adore roses each count about 25 bushes in their yards. But Hill emphasizes they are not fanatics. If they need to be shovel pruned… …
9dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the heavy clay soil Syn: turn over, work, break up; till, harrow, plow, shovel 2) he took a spade and dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out …
10exhume — verb To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel. Syn: dig up, disinter, unearth Ant …
