transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪg ]
( digs, digging, dug)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If people or animals dig , they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish.
They tried digging in a patch just below the cave...
Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first...
Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims...
They dug for shellfish at low tide...
VERB : V , V n , V through n , V for n
2.
If you dig into something such as a deep container, you put your hand in it to search for something.
He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.
= delve
VERB : V into/in n
3.
If you dig one thing into another or if one thing digs into another, the first thing is pushed hard into the second, or presses hard into it.
She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka...
He could feel the beads digging into his palm...
VERB : V n into n , V into n
4.
If you dig into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.
The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government...
He has been digging into the local archives...
= probe
VERB : V into n , V into n
5.
If you dig yourself out of a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one which you caused yourself, you manage to get out of it.
He’s taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.
VERB : V pron-refl
6.
A dig is an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects.
He’s an archaeologist and has been on a dig in Crete for the past year.
= excavation
N-COUNT : oft on N
7.
If you have a dig at someone, you say something which is intended to make fun of them or upset them.
She couldn’t resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
= gibe
N-COUNT : usu N at n
8.
If you give someone a dig in a part of their body, you push them with your finger or your elbow, usually as a warning or as a joke.
N-COUNT
9.
If you live in digs , you live in a room in someone else’s house and pay them rent. ( BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED )
He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road...
= lodgings
N-PLURAL : oft in N
10.
to dig one’s heels in: see heel