dig
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I. verb
(dug; digging)
Etymology: Middle English diggen
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1.
a. to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement
b. to prepare the soil of <
dig a garden
>
2.
a. to bring to the surface by digging ; unearth <dig potatoes
>
b. to bring to light or out of hiding <dig up facts
>
3. to hollow out or form by removing earth ; excavate <dig a hole
>
4. to drive down so as to penetrate ; thrust
5. poke, prod
6.
a. to pay attention to ; notice <dig that fancy hat
>
b. understand, appreciate <couldn't dig the medical jargon
>
c. like, admire <high school students dig short poetry — David Burmester
>
intransitive verb
1. to turn up, loosen, or remove earth ; delve
2. to work hard or laboriously
3. to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material
II. noun
Date: 1797
1.
a. thrust, poke
b. a cutting remark
2. plural
a. accommodations for living or working
b. chiefly British lodging, hotel
3. an archaeological excavation site; also the excavation itself
III. abbreviation
digest
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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