DIG IN


Meaning of DIG IN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1827

transitive verb

1. : to cover or incorporate by burying

dig in compost

2. : to establish in a dug defensive position

the platoon was well dug in

intransitive verb

1. : to establish a defensive position especially by digging trenches

2.

a. : to go resolutely to work

b. : to begin eating

3. : to hold stubbornly to a position

4. : to scuff the ground for better footing while batting (as in baseball)

- dig in one's heels

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.