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Noun dig has 5 senses
- dig, excavation, archeological site - the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
--1 is a kind of site, land site
--1 has particulars: Byblos
- shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe - 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"
--2 is a kind of remark, comment
--2 has particulars: cheap shot
- dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
--3 is a kind of dent, gouge, nick
- excavation, digging, dig - the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
--4 is a kind of creating by removal
- dig, jab - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
--5 is a kind of touch, touching
Verb dig has 6 senses
- dig, delve, cut into, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
--1 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
--2 is one way to hollow, hollow out, core out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
--3 is one way to work, do work
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- excavate, dig, hollow - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
--4 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
--5 is one way to thrust
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
--6 is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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