to dig
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1.0
- verb
- /dɪg/
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- As the Long Dark grew out of the north, they dug into the drifts for shelter.
- dig a hole
- dig up the ground
- dig a ditch
You wield it and it digs the path that you follow.
- You wield it and it digs the path that you follow.
- I said I want to live and dig wells for five years.
- Anyway, we lift the slabs up, got the archaeologist, dig down, dig down.
- And if you don't believe me, dig underneath your feet.
- Did the slaves dig the raw minerals?
- So goes and crawls behind a Little Rock, digs deep, sheds its shell.
Examples
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He used a shovel to dig up the soil and prepare for planting vegetables.
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Stowell is the one who hired Joseph to dig treasure for him down in Harmony.
Fiction book (1990) -
We can dig our way out of this mess together.
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So we're going to just dig this very carefully.
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However, this tell us decided to dig a hole under the couch.
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Somehow, in the middle of all this, he chose to dig and found a late Roman bath.
Academic text (2011) -
A male bear, left, digs into a treat provided in the Magic Circle.
Academic text (2011) -
The field archaeologists working for developers are paid to dig and record, but not to publish.
Academic text (2011) -
Still wearing her robe, Belle dug in the ground and buried her hen.
Fiction book (1990) -
The bulldozer plunges nose first into an unseen pit dug just beneath the surface!
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
139
2.0
To take something out of the ground by digging
85
1.0
To move or dig material with a wide blade and handle
28
5.8
To dig in the ground to find or remove old objects, often by archaeologists
23
3.5
To dig a passage under something
18
4.2
To dig up something buried in the ground
14
3.2
Remove something that is under the ground or snow using a shovel
5
3.4
Dig and loosen soil to prepare it for planting
5
2.1
To break and loosen soil in a garden with a long-handled flat blade
3
4.5
To loosen and move soil with a tool like a spade
2
3.5
To make a long narrow hole in the ground for pipes or to carry water away
2
4.6
To dig a long narrow ditch in the ground for drainage or pipes
1
6.3
To dig and loosen soil, for example with a spade
1
2.5
To dig or move earth using a long tool with a flat blade
To dig up and remove plants or roots from the ground
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Etymology
The word dig as a verb originally meant to make a ditch or hole in the ground, so to dig is to break up and remove earth with a tool or machine. That is why we still use dig for making holes and excavations.