Found 6 hits - Term: dug, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [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
dug \dug\ du^g, n. akin to sw. daumgga to suckle a
child, dan. daegge, and prob. to goth. daddjan. root66.
a teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother,
now that of a cow or other beast.
1913 webster
with mother's dug between its lips. --shak.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dug \dug\,
imp. p. p. of dig.
1913 webster
see also:
dig
- [4] : 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
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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
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dug
n : an udder or breast or teat
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dug
see dig
see also:
dig
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