[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dig \dig\ di^g, v. t. imp.  p. p. dug du^g or
   digged di^gd; p. pr.  vb. n. digging. -- digged is
   archaic. oe. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen
   see dike, ditch; cf. dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or
   ? akin to e. 1st dag. root67.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            be first to dig the ground.           --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
      1913 webster

   3. to hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing
      earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
      1913 webster

   4. to thrust; to poke. colloq.
      1913 webster

            you should have seen children . . . dig and push
            their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them:
            look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear
            pearls.                               --robynson
                                                  more's
                                                  utopia.
      1913 webster

   5. to like; enjoy; admire. the whole class digs pearl jam.
      colloq.
      pjc

   to dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as,
      to dig down a wall.

   to dig from, to dig out of, to dig out, to dig up, to
      get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out
      of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. the
      preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging
      coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.

   to dig in,
      a to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.
      b to entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance;
          -- used of warfare or negotiating situations.

   to dig in one's heels to offer stubborn resistance.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
dug digged digging dike ditch to dig down 
to dig from to dig out of to dig out to dig up to dig in 
to dig in one's heels 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

digging \dig"ging\, n.
   1. the act or the place of digging or excavating.

   syn: excavation, dig.
        1913 webster

   2. pl. places where ore is dug; especially, certain
      localities in california, australia, and elsewhere, at
      which gold is obtained. recent
      1913 webster

   3. pl. region; locality. low
      1913 webster

   4. a thorough search for something often causing disorder or
      confusion.

   syn: ransacking, rummage.
        wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dig
     n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp
          next to the dig" syn: excavation, archeological site
     2: 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" syn: shot, shaft, slam,
         barb, jibe, gibe
     3: a small gouge as in the cover of a book; "the book was in
        good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
     4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going
        on near princeton" syn: excavation, digging
     5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or
        elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" syn: jab
     v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "dig we must"; "turn over
          the soil for aeration" syn: delve, cut into, turn
          over
     2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" syn: dig
        out
     3: work hard; "she was digging away at her math homework";
        "lexicographers drudge all day long" syn: labor, labour,
         toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
     4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company
        wants to excavate the hillsite" syn: excavate, hollow
     5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
        ribs" syn: jab, prod, stab, poke
     6: get the meaning of something; "do you comprehend the meaning
        of this letter?" syn: get the picture, comprehend, savvy,
         grasp, compass, apprehend
     also: dug, digging
see also:
excavation archeological site shot shaft slam barb 
jibe gibe digging jab delve 
cut into turn over dig out labor labour 
toil fag travail grind drudge 
moil excavate hollow prod stab 
poke get the picture comprehend savvy grasp 
compass apprehend dug 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

digging
     n : the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going
         on near princeton" syn: excavation, dig
see also:
excavation dig 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

digging
     see dig
see also:
dig 

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