dig
Meaning of dig
verb
- break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.
the boar had been digging for roots
she had to dig the garden
authorities cause chaos by digging up roads
- push or poke sharply.
he dug his hands into his pockets
- like, appreciate, or understand.
I really dig heavy rock
- an act or spell of digging.
a thorough dig of the whole plot
- a push or poke with one's elbow, finger, etc.
Ginnie gave her sister a dig in the ribs
Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.
Information about dig
- The plural form of dig is: digs.
- Languages in which dig is used:
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Hyphenation of dig
dig
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- dig is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
dig synonyms
Meaning excavation:
Meaning shot:
shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe
Meaning jab:
Meaning delve:
Meaning labor:
labor, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
Meaning excavate:
Meaning grok:
grok, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend
Meaning prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening:
Meaning up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until:
Meaning draw a harrow over (land):
Meaning turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing:
Meaning be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work:
Meaning dig over (ground) with a spade:
Meaning push (someone or something) roughly:
Meaning roughly force (something) into place:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning push suddenly or violently in a specified direction:
Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:
Meaning prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention:
Meaning having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to:
Meaning feel deep affection for (someone):
Meaning love and respect (someone) deeply:
Meaning take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion):
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Meaning perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of:
Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning the joint between the forearm and the upper arm:
dig antonyms
Meaning feel distaste for or hostility towards:
Translation of dig
- French: creuser, comprendre
- German: graben, buddeln, ausheben, verstehen, kapieren, begreifen, erfassen, raffen, checken, schnallen
- Portuguese: escavar
- Spanish: excavar, cavar, entender, comprender
- Italian: scavare, capire, comprendere, cogliere
Anagrams of dig
Words that rhyme with dig
rigadig, Redig, redig, Fendig, Kindig, shindig, undig, underdig, Leydig
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