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  • 41To dig out of — Dig 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 …

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  • 42To dig up — Dig 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 …

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  • 43dig — dig1 /dig/, v., dug or (Archaic) digged, digging, n. v.i. 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 by removing or turning over… …

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  • 44dig — v. & n. v. (digging; past and past part. dug) 1 intr. break up and remove or turn over soil, ground, etc., with a tool, one s hands, (of an animal) claws, etc. 2 tr. a break up and displace (the ground etc.) in this way. b (foll. by up) break up… …

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  • 45The Dig (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Dig title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Preston illustrator = Clifford Harper cover artist = Clifford Harper country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical/Romance novel… …

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  • 46ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. [1680 90, Amer.] * * * Any of numerous relatively short legged, terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family (Sciuridae), found… …

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  • 47dig — 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… …

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  • 48dig into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dig into : present tense I/you/we/they dig into he/she/it digs into present participle digging into past tense dug into past participle dug into 1) dig (something) into something to put your hand in your… …

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  • 49dig — 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 …

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  • 50dig 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 …

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