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  • 11dig — 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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  • 12dig — 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… …

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  • 13dig — 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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  • 14dig in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig a substance in, or dig it into the soil, you mix it into the soil by digging. [V P n (not pron)] I usually dig in a small barrow load of compost in late summer... [V n P n] To dig calcium into the soil, he warned, does… …

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  • 15dig up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig up something, you remove it from the ground where it has been buried or planted. [V P n (not pron)] You would have to dig up the plant yourself... [V P n (not pron)] More bodies have been dug up at the site... [V n P]… …

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  • 16dig — 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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  • 17dig out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig someone or something out of a place, you get them out by digging or by forcing them from the things surrounding them. [V n P of n] ...digging minerals out of the Earth... [V n P of n] Rescue crews have been digging… …

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  • 18dig around — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it. [V P in n] I went home to dig around in my closets for some old tapes. [Also V P] Syn: rummage around 2) PHRASAL VERB If you dig around, you… …

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  • 19dig over — PHRASAL VERB If you dig over an area of soil, you dig it thoroughly, so that the soil becomes looser and free from lumps. [V P n (not pron)] Dig over any ground that is clear of crops and plants... [V n P] Dig the soil over thoroughly …

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  • 20dig — 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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