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61dig — I [[t]dɪg[/t]] v. dug, dig•ging, 1) to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation 2) to make one s way or work by or as if by removing or turning over material: to dig through …
62dig — 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… …
63dig out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dig out : present tense I/you/we/they dig out he/she/it digs out present participle digging out past tense dug out past participle dug out 1) to get something out of a place or out of the ground by digging… …
64dig — 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 …
65dig up — verb 1. find by digging in the ground (Freq. 2) I dug up an old box in the garden • Syn: ↑excavate, ↑turn up • Derivationally related forms: ↑excavation (for: ↑exca …
66dig up — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, assemble, avulse, batch, be curious, bring to light, bring together, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, burn with curiosity, clump, cluster, collect, colligate,… …
67dig — I. verb (dug; digging) Etymology: Middle English diggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement b. to prepare the soil of < dig a garden > 2 …
68dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the soil Syn: turn over, work, break up 2) he dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out, scoop out, bore, burrow, mine …
69dig — verb (digs, digging; past and past participle dug) 1》 break up and move earth with a tool or with hands, paws, etc. ↘make (a hole) by digging. ↘extract from the ground by digging. ↘(dig in) (of a soldier) protect oneself by making a… …
70dig out — {v.} 1. To find by searching; bring out (something) that was put away. * /Jack dug his sled out of the cellar./ * /The newspaper printed an old story dug out of their records./ Compare: DIG UP. 2. {informal} To escape. Usually used with of .… …
