DIG
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Dig is to break up and move earth, usually with a tool: She dug a hole for the rosebush.
Extended uses involve extracting or uncovering: dig for gold, dig up information, dig into the past.
To dig into food is to eat heartily.
In older slang, to dig something is to understand or appreciate it: I dig jazz.
A dig is also a cutting remark: He couldn't resist a dig at his ex.
Systematic fact-finding effort
- probeThorough examination or tool
- delveSearch or investigate thoroughly
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- searchAct of seeking
investigate · discover · expose · reveal · journalism · muckraking · documents · archives
Tool for moving earth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- holeAbsence in matter
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- soilGround matter for planting
dirt · earth · burrow · unearth · tunnel · pit · foundation · grave
Remove earth systematically
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- siteDesignated location
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
relic · uncover · tomb · burial · stratigraphy · pottery · bones · ancient
Comparable to, or enjoy
- enjoyTake pleasure in
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- vibeIntuitive sense of mood
- understandGrasp the meaning
appreciate · get · feel · into · fancy · admire · resonate · cool
Quick, straight blow
- tauntInsulting provocation
- snideDerisively insinuating
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- barbBackward-pointing spike
slight · crack · put-down · sarcasm · cutting · snark · mockery · needle
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
search · investigate · discover · expose · reveal · journalism · muckraking · documents · archives · records
shovel
Tool for moving earth
soil · dirt · earth · burrow · unearth · tunnel · pit · foundation · grave · archaeological
excavate
Remove earth systematically
fossil · relic · uncover · tomb · burial · stratigraphy · pottery · bones · ancient · expedition
like
Comparable to, or enjoy
understand · appreciate · get · feel · into · fancy · admire · resonate · cool · hip
jab
Quick, straight blow
barb · slight · crack · put-down · sarcasm · cutting · snark · mockery · needle · poke
lodgings
Rented living space
quarters · room · flat · dwelling · crash pad · student housing · bachelor pad · studio · bedsit · accommodations
spike
Sharp rise or point
- volleyballCourt game over net
- setArrange in position
- attackAggressive act against another
kill · net · jump · power · slam · block · approach · hitter · outside · middle
- dig inBegin a meal
- dig upUncover from underground
- gold diggerOne pursuing wealthy partners
- dig deepAccess hidden reserves
- dig outUncover by removing material
- digging upExtracting from earth