dig
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an…An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
» The dog was digging a hole.
Der Hund grub ein Loch.
Собака рыла ямку.
Собака рыла яму.
Собака рив яму.
Meaning
13 sensesAn archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
Grabung, Ausgrabung
раско́пкиraskópki
the site of an archeological exploration
Any act of digging to find or retrieve something.
the act of digging
A thrust; a poke.
He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.
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.
(US, colloquial, dated)A plodding and laborious student.
(UK, dated, dialectal)A tool for digging.
(slang)A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.
a £1 charity shop dig
(colloquial, uncountable)Digoxin.
dig toxicity
(archaic, slang)A hard blow, especially (boxing) a straight left-hander delivered under the opponent's guard.
Examples
484 sentencesThe dog was digging a hole.
Собака рив яму.
ruСобака рыла ямку.
deDer Hund grub ein Loch.
Tom is digging his own grave.
Том сам собі риє могилу.
ruТом сам себе роет могилу.
deTom schaufelt sich sein eigenes Grab.
Tom dug a grave for his dog.
Том вирив могилу для свого собаки.
ruТом выкопал могилу для своего пса.
They dug through the mountain and built a tunnel.
Вони пробилися крізь гору і побудували тунель.
ruОни пробились сквозь гору и построили туннель.
They dug a grave.
Вони вирили могилу.
ruОни выкопали могилу.
deEs wurde ein Grab ausgehoben.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English diggen (“to dig”, 13th c.), an alteration of dīken, from Old English dFrom Middle English diggen (“to dig”, 13th c.), an alteration of dīken, from Old English dīcian (“to dig a ditch, mound up earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, which see for cognates. This verb is denominal from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool, puddle; dyke, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stab, dig”).
Unknown. Compare Middle English digge.
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Forms
plural: digsSynonyms
10 synonyms- the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow:jab
- the site of an archeological exploration:excavationarcheological site
- the act of digging:excavationdigging
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect:shotshaftslambarbjibegibe
Word family
4 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- dug a hole
- dug this hole
- digging a well
- is digging a
- started digging