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  • 1dig — [n] insult crack, cut, cutting remark, gibe, innuendo, jeer, quip, slur, sneer, taunt, wisecrack; concept 54 Ant. compliment, flattery, praise dig [v1] delve into; hollow out bore, break up, bulldoze, burrow, cat, channel, clean, concave, deepen …

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  • 2dig — 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 …

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  • 3dig (deep) into your pocket(s) — dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc. idiom to spend a lot of your own money on sth Main entry: ↑digidiom …

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  • 4dig (deep) into your savings — dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc. idiom to spend a lot of your own money on sth Main entry: ↑digidiom …

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  • 5dig (deep) in your pocket(s) — dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc. idiom to spend a lot of your own money on sth Main entry: ↑digidiom …

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  • 6dig (deep) in your savings — dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc. idiom to spend a lot of your own money on sth Main entry: ↑digidiom …

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  • 7dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… …

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  • 8dig — [[t]dɪ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ digs, digging, dug 1) VERB If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave... [V n] Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in… …

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  • 9dig — 1 verb past tense and past participle dug, present participle digging 1 (I, T) to move earth or make a hole in it using a spade or your hands: They escaped by digging an underground tunnel. | dig for sth (=dig in order to find something): They re …

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  • 10dig — I. /dɪg / (say dig) verb (dug or, Archaic, digged, digging) –verb (i) 1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, etc., as with a spade; make an excavation. 2. to make one s way by, or as by, digging. –verb (t) 3. to penetrate and loosen (the… …