dig

/dɪɡ/ · noun

Meaning

An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
A plodding and laborious student.
A thrust; a poke.
A tool for digging.
A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
A cutting, sarcastic remark.
To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
To thrust; to poke.
To understand or show interest in.
To appreciate, or like.
Digoxin.

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