Dig

Quick meaning: Dig is a verb meaning (transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

Meaning

(transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

More Meanings

1. (mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
2. (US, slang, dated) To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
3. (figurative) To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
4. To thrust; to poke.
5. (volleyball) To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
6. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
7. (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

Example Sentences

to dig up gold

to dig potatoes

Peter dug at his books all the harder.

They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.

Word Forms

• digs
• digging
• digged

Synonyms for dig

Depending on context, synonyms include excavation, jab, jibe, hollow, comprehend, travail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include excavation, excavate, delve, hollow, barb, shaft.

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