6 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. [1913 Webster] Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 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). [1913 Webster] 5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam. [Colloq.] [PJC] {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. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dug \Dug\ (d[u^]g), n. [Akin to Sw. d[aum]gga to suckle (a child), Dan. d[ae]gge, and prob. to Goth. daddjan. [root]66.] A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast. [1913 Webster] With mother's dug between its lips. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dug \Dug\, imp. & p. p. of {Dig}. [1913 Webster] 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]: dug n : an udder or breast or teat From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dug See {dig}
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