DIG


Meaning of DIG in English

I. verb

1.

to loosen and turn over or remove (as soil) with or as if with a spade

dig for potatoes

dug through her drawer looking for the scarf

Synonyms: ||delve, excavate, grub, shovel, spade

Related Word: quarry; enter, penetrate, pierce, probe; dig up, root, rootle, root out

2.

to form by digging

dig a trench

Synonyms: dig out, excavate, scoop, shovel, spade

3.

Synonyms: thrust 2, drive, plunge, ram, run, sink, stab, stick

|| 4.

Synonyms: reside 1, abide, bide, dwell, hang out, live

5.

Synonyms: poke 1, jab, jog, nudge, prod, punch

|| 6.

Synonyms: apprehend 1, accept, catch, comprehend, follow, grasp, see, take, take in, understand

7.

Synonyms: enjoy 1, go, like, ||mind, relish

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: poke 1, jab, punch, stab

2.

Synonyms: site 3

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.