digging Definition

dig
verb dug, digging

tr & intr
1. To turn up or move (earth, etc) especially with a spade.

Thesaurus: shovel, excavate, tunnel, till, mine.
2. To make (a hole, etc) by digging.

Thesaurus: burrow, tunnel.
tr & intr
3. To poke.

Thesaurus: prod, probe, thrust, gouge, penetrate.
4. old slang
To appreciate.
tr & intr
5. old slang
To understand.

noun

1. A remark intended to irritate, criticize or make fun of someone.

Thesaurus: insult, gibe, slur, taunt, insinuation, aspersion, barb, jeer, poke, wisecrack (slang); Antonym: compliment.
2. A place where archaeologists are digging, eg to uncover ancient ruins.
3. A poke.
4. An act of digging.

Idiom: dig a pit for someone

To lay a trap for them.

Idiom: dig in one's heels (dig one's heels in)

To refuse to change one's mind.

Idiom: dig one's own grave

To be the cause of one's own failure or downfall.

Etymology: 13c.

Phrasal Verb: dig in

To start to eat.To work hard.

Phrasal Verb: dig oneself in

To make a protected place for oneself; to establish oneself.

Phrasal Verb: dig something in

To mix it into the soil, etc by digging.

Phrasal Verb: dig into something

To start eating (a meal, etc).To examine or search through it for information.

Phrasal Verb: dig something or someone out

To get them out by digging.To find them by extensive searching.

Phrasal Verb: dig something up

To remove it from the ground by digging.To find or reveal something buried or hidden by digging.To search for and find (information, etc).

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digging present participle of dig