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71dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the soil Syn: turn over, work, break up 2) he dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out, scoop out, bore, burrow, mine …
72dig up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dig up : present tense I/you/we/they dig up he/she/it digs up present participle digging up past tense dug up past participle dug up 1) to remove something from under the ground by digging We will have to dig… …
73dig — v. & n. v. (digging; past and past part. dug) 1 intr. break up and remove or turn over soil, ground, etc., with a tool, one s hands, (of an animal) claws, etc. 2 tr. a break up and displace (the ground etc.) in this way. b (foll. by up) break up… …
74dig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shovel, spade, excavate, grub, delve; labor, speed; unearth; slang, enjoy (see pleasure). See concavity, exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Insult] Syn. gibe, taunt, innuendo, cut; see insult , ridicule …
75dig — 1. tv. & in. to understand something. □ I just don’t dig what you are saying. □ Sorry. I just don’t dig. 2. tv. to appreciate something; to like something. □ He really digs classical music. □ …
76dig in — {v.}, {informal} 1. To dig ditches for protection against an enemy attack. * /The soldiers dug in and waited for the enemy to come./ 2a. To go seriously to work; work hard. * /John dug in and finished his homework very quickly./ 2b. To begin… …
77dig up — {v.}, {informal} To find or get (something) with some effort. * /Sue dug up some useful material for her English composition./ * /Jim asked each boy to dig up twenty five cents to pay for the hot dogs and soda./ Compare: DIG OUT …
78dig in — {v.}, {informal} 1. To dig ditches for protection against an enemy attack. * /The soldiers dug in and waited for the enemy to come./ 2a. To go seriously to work; work hard. * /John dug in and finished his homework very quickly./ 2b. To begin… …
79dig up — {v.}, {informal} To find or get (something) with some effort. * /Sue dug up some useful material for her English composition./ * /Jim asked each boy to dig up twenty five cents to pay for the hot dogs and soda./ Compare: DIG OUT …
80dig in — phr verb Dig in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑fingernail Dig in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fingernail, ↑purse, ↑rib, ↑soil, ↑spur …
