dig

Meaning of dig

verb
  1. 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
  2. push or poke sharply.
    he dug his hands into his pockets
  3. like, appreciate, or understand.
    I really dig heavy rock
noun
  1. an act or spell of digging.
    a thorough dig of the whole plot
  2. 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.
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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:

excavation, digging

Meaning shot:

shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe

Meaning jab:

jab, prod, stab, poke

Meaning delve:

delve

Meaning labor:

labor, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil

Meaning excavate:

excavate, hollow

Meaning grok:

grok, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend

Meaning prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening:

cultivate

Meaning up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until:

till

Meaning draw a harrow over (land):

harrow

Meaning turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing:

plough

Meaning be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work:

work

Meaning dig over (ground) with a spade:

spade

Meaning push (someone or something) roughly:

shove

Meaning roughly force (something) into place:

ram

Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:

push

Meaning push suddenly or violently in a specified direction:

thrust

Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:

drive

Meaning prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention:

nudge

Meaning having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to:

like

Meaning feel deep affection for (someone):

love

Meaning love and respect (someone) deeply:

adore

Meaning take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion):

enjoy

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

Meaning perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of:

understand

Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:

follow

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning the joint between the forearm and the upper arm:

elbow

dig antonyms

Meaning feel distaste for or hostility towards:

dislike

Translation of dig

Anagrams of dig

gid, IgD

Words that rhyme with dig

rigadig, Redig, redig, Fendig, Kindig, shindig, undig, underdig, Leydig

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