Noun

• S: (n) dig (dig%1:15:00::), excavation (excavation%1:15:00::), archeological site (archeological_site%1:15:00::) (the site of an archeological exploration) "they set up camp next to the dig"
• S: (n) shot (shot%1:10:00::), shaft (shaft%1:10:01::), slam (slam%1:10:00::), dig (dig%1:10:00::), barb (barb%1:10:00::), jibe (jibe%1:10:00::), gibe (gibe%1:10:00::) (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect) "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
• S: (n) dig (dig%1:07:00::) (a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)) "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
• S: (n) excavation (excavation%1:04:01::), digging (digging%1:04:00::), dig (dig%1:04:01::) (the act of digging) "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
• S: (n) dig (dig%1:04:02::), jab (jab%1:04:02::) (the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow) "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

Verb

• S: (v) dig (dig%2:35:00::), delve (delve%2:35:00::), cut into (cut_into%2:35:01::), turn over (turn_over%2:35:00::) (turn up, loosen, or remove earth) "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
• S: (v) dig (dig%2:35:01::), dig out (dig_out%2:35:00::) (create by digging) "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
• S: (v) labor (labor%2:41:00::), labour (labour%2:41:00::), toil (toil%2:41:00::), fag (fag%2:41:00::), travail (travail%2:41:00::), grind (grind%2:41:00::), drudge (drudge%2:41:00::), dig (dig%2:41:00::), moil (moil%2:41:00::) (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
• S: (v) dig (dig%2:39:00::), dig up (dig_up%2:39:00::), dig out (dig_out%2:39:00::) (remove, harvest, or recover by digging) "dig salt"; "dig coal"
• S: (v) dig (dig%2:38:00::) (thrust down or into) "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"
• S: (v) excavate (excavate%2:35:01::), dig (dig%2:35:02::), hollow (hollow%2:35:05::) (remove the inner part or the core of) "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
• S: (v) jab (jab%2:35:00::), prod (prod%2:35:01::), stab (stab%2:35:01::), poke (poke%2:35:01::), dig (dig%2:35:03::) (poke or thrust abruptly) "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
• S: (v) grok (grok%2:31:00::), get the picture (get_the_picture%2:31:00::), comprehend (comprehend%2:31:00::), savvy (savvy%2:31:00::), dig (dig%2:31:00::), grasp (grasp%2:31:00::), compass (compass%2:31:00::), apprehend (apprehend%2:31:00::) (get the meaning of something) "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"