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dig
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
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noun
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
“she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs”
noun
the act of digging
“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
noun
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
“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
“his parting shot was ‘drop dead’”
noun
the site of an archeological exploration
“they set up camp next to the dig”
verb
get the meaning of something
“Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”
verb
poke or thrust abruptly
“he jabbed his finger into her ribs”
verb
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
“Dig we must”
verb
remove the inner part or the core of
“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
verb
create by digging
“dig a hole”
verb
thrust down or into
“dig the oars into the water”
verb
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
“dig salt”
verb
work hard
“She was digging away at her math homework”
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she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover
his parting shot was ‘drop dead’
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
they set up camp next to the dig
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Dig we must
turn over the soil for aeration
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
dig a hole
dig out a channel
dig the oars into the water
dig your foot into the floor
dig salt
dig coal
She was digging away at her math homework
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