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. — samueldora
Собака рыла ямку. — paul_lingvo
Собака рыла яму. — marafon
Собака рив яму. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruСобака рыла ямку. — paul_lingvo
deDer Hund grub ein Loch. — samueldora
Tom is digging his own grave.
Том сам собі риє могилу. — deniko
ruТом сам себе роет могилу. — marafon
deTom schaufelt sich sein eigenes Grab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom dug a grave for his dog.
Том вирив могилу для свого собаки. — deniko
ruТом выкопал могилу для своего пса. — odexed
They dug through the mountain and built a tunnel.
Вони пробилися крізь гору і побудували тунель. — MaxUA
ruОни пробились сквозь гору и построили туннель. — Balamax
They dug a grave.
Вони вирили могилу. — aandrusiak
ruОни выкопали могилу. — marafon
deEs wurde ein Grab ausgehoben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
3 patterns- digging a well
- is digging a
- started digging