DIG
- to excavate (to dig out) [v DUG or DIGGED, DIGGING, DIGS]
- to break up, turn over, or remove earth [v DIGGED, DIGGING, DIGS, DUG]
- to break up and move earth
- to make one's way by digging
- to break up, turn over, or loosen (earth)
- to uncover by removing earth
- to form by removing material
- thrust
- cutting remark
- excavation
- to dig trenches, as in order to defend a position in battle
- to maintain one's opinion or position
- to start eating
- to attack, work, or apply oneself voraciously, vigorously, or energetically
- to remove earth or debris from by digging
- to hollow out by digging
- to find by searching
- to discover in the course of digging
- to locate; find
- to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement
- prepare the soil of dig a garden
- bring to the surface by digging unearth dig potatoes
- bring to light or out of hiding dig up facts
- hollow out or form by removing earth excavate dig a hole
- drive down so as to penetrate thrust
- pay attention to notice dig that fancy hat
- turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- work hard or laboriously
- advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material