Digging

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 E. 1st dag. [root]67.]
     1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to


        open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or
        other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if
        with a spade.
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              Be first to dig the ground.           --Dryden.
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     2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
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     3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing
        earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
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     4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]
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              You should have seen children . . . dig and push
              their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them:
              Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear
              pearls.                               --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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     5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam.
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     {To dig down}, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as,
        to dig down a wall.
  
     {To dig from}, {To dig out of}, {To dig out}, {To dig up}, to
        get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out
        of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The
        preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging
        coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.
  
     {To dig in},
        (a) to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.
        (b) To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance;
            -- used of warfare or negotiating situations.
  
     {to dig in one's heels} To offer stubborn resistance.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Digging \Dig"ging\, n.
     1. The act or the place of digging or excavating.
  
     Syn: excavation, dig.
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     2. pl. Places where ore is dug; especially, certain
        localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at
        which gold is obtained. [Recent]
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     3. pl. Region; locality. [Low]
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     4. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or
        confusion).
  
     Syn: ransacking, rummage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dig
       n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp
            next to the dig" [syn: {excavation}, {archeological site}]
       2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
          intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
          `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
          dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam},
           {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
       3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in
          good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
       4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going
          on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}]
       5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or
          elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {jab}]
       v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over
            the soil for aeration" [syn: {delve}, {cut into}, {turn
            over}]
       2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig
          out}]
       3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework";
          "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour},
           {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {moil}]
       4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company
          wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {hollow}]
       5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
          ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}]
       6: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning
          of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy},
           {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}]
       [also: {dug}, {digging}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  digging
       n : the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going
           on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {dig}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  digging
       See {dig}