dig

Phonetic

US /dɪɡ/UK /dɪɡ/

Translations

VERBTo move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way., To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up., To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore., To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously., To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up., To understand, to like., To thrust; to poke., To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball, To understand., To appreciate, or like.

NOUNAn archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place., A thrust; a poke., A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team., An innings., A cutting, sarcastic remark., The occupation of digging for gold., A plodding and laborious student., A tool for digging., A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand., Digoxin., A duck., Initialism of dwarf irregular galaxy., dwarf irregular galaxy

Variants

digs: Third Person Singular, Plural
digging: Present Participle
dug: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

In a meeting, Mr Sutskever suggested to colleagues that they should dig an underground shelter for the company's top scientists before such a powerful technology was released on the world, Ms Hao reports.
Source:www.bbc.com
- profoundly boring on the surface and still quite boring if you dig beneath
Source:www.goodreads.com
Long-time usersjˈuːzəz should dig/dɪɡ/ deeper because some of its most useful features are still hiding in plain/pleɪn/ sight.
Source:www.androidpolice.com
And if my phone is in my pocket because it’s just a short stop, I’m not going to waste time fumbling around in my seat to dig it out.
Source:www.howtogeek.com
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality'ləʊkw'ɒlɪtɪ content made with artificial intelligence.
Source:www.nytimes.com

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