Meaning of 'dig'

noun

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

Example: "The salesman emphasized their joke with a sharp dig in my ribs."

Synonyms: jab

noun

the act of digging

Synonyms: excavation digging

noun

a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

Example: "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

noun

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Synonyms: barb

noun

the site of an archeological exploration

Example: "they set up camp next to the dig"

Synonyms: excavation

verb

get the meaning of something

Synonyms: grasp compass savvy grok get the picture comprehend apprehend

verb

poke or thrust abruptly

Synonyms: jab poke stab prod

verb

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

Synonyms: turn over delve cut into

verb

remove the inner part or the core of

Synonyms: hollow excavate

verb

create by digging

Example: "dig a hole"

Synonyms: dig out

verb

thrust down or into

Example: "dig the oars into the water"

verb

remove, harvest, or recover by digging

Example: "dig salt"

Synonyms: dig out dig up

verb

work hard at a task

Example: "The student was digging away at their math homework."

Synonyms: grind labor labour toil travail fag drudge moil