Dig

English Meaning

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade.

1. To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, spade, or snout, or with claws, paws or hands.
2. To make or form by removing earth or other material: dig a trench; dug my way out of the snow.
3. To prepare (soil) by loosening or cultivating.
4. To obtain or unearth by digging: dig coal out of a seam; dug potatoes from a field.
5. To obtain or find by an action similar to digging: dug a dollar out of his pocket; dug the puck out of the corner.
6. To learn or discover by careful research or investigation: dug up the evidence; dug out the real facts.
7. To force down and into something; thrust: dug his foot in the ground.
8. To poke or prod: dug me in the ribs.
9. Sports To strike or redirect (a ball) just before it hits the ground, as in tennis or volleyball.
10. Slang To understand fully: Do you dig what I mean?
11. Slang To like, enjoy, or appreciate: "They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for them” ( Louis Armstrong).
12. Slang To take notice of: Dig that wild outfit.
13. To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
14. To make one's way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material: dug through the files.
15. Slang To have understanding: Do you dig?
16. A poke or thrust: a sharp dig in the ribs.
17. A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.
18. An archaeological excavation.
19. Sports An act or an instance of digging a ball.
20. Lodgings.
21. dig in To dig trenches for protection.
22. dig in To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
23. dig in To begin to work intensively.
24. dig in To begin to eat heartily.
25. dig in (one's) heels To resist opposition stubbornly; refuse to yield or compromise.
26. dig it out Slang To run as fast as one can, especially as a base runner in baseball.