dig

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• “Dig we must”
• “turn over the soil for aeration”

create by digging

• “dig a hole”
• “dig out a channel”

work hard

• “She was digging away at her math homework”
• “Lexicographers drudge all day long”

remove the inner part or the core of

• “the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite”

poke or thrust abruptly

• “he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

get the meaning of something

• “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”

the site of an archeological exploration

• “they set up camp next to the dig”

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• “his parting shot was”
• “";”
• “;”

a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• “the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover”

the act of digging

• “there”

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

• “she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs”