dug
ˈdəg 
; digging
; digging
1
a
: to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement
digging dirt with a shovel
machines digging up the road
b
: to prepare the soil of
dig a garden
2
a
: to bring to the surface by digging : unearth
dig potatoes
b
: to bring to light or out of hiding
dig up facts
3
: to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate
dig a hole
dig a tunnel
4
6
slang
a
: to pay attention to : notice
dig that fancy hat
b
: understand, appreciate
couldn't dig the medical jargon
1
: to turn up, loosen, or remove earth
digging in the garden
dig for buried treasure
2
: to work hard or laboriously
3
: to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material
digging into the history of the company
1
2
digs plural
a
: accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a) for living or working
buying furniture for his new digs
b
chiefly British
: lodging sense 2b
3
: an archaeological excavation site
also
: the excavation itself
participated in a dig
digest
Examples of dig in a Sentence
Verb
Some animal has been digging in the garden.
They dug into the sand with their hands.
He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.
Dig a hole three feet deep.
The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.
The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.
digging clams on the beach
These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.
Noun
She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.
She participated in a dig last summer.
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2.
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Verb
Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Check references, verify credentials and dig deeper than a quick Google search.
2.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
The comment appeared to be a dig at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who spoke Nov. 15 with Mr. Putin in the first such call with a sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years.
— Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
However, further details regarding Ford’s new digs are still largely under wraps—other than it was last purchased for £16 million ($20 million) about two decades ago.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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dig
1 of 2 verb
dug
ˈdəg
; digging
; digging
1
a
: to turn up the soil (as with a spade or hoe)
b
: to hollow out or form by removing earth
dig a hole
2
: to uncover or search by or as if by turning up earth
dig potatoes
dig for gold
dig through books for help
3
: find out
dig up the facts
4
: prod entry 1 sense 1, poke
dug me in the ribs
5
a
: to pay attention to : notice
dig that hat
b
: understand sense 1a
you dig me?
c
: like entry 1 sense 1
I dig music
digger
noun
dig
2 of 2 noun1
2
: a harsh remark : gibe
3
: a place where scientists (as archaeologists or paleontologists) try to recover buried objects by digging
also
: the process of digging for such objects
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