DIG

I. verb (dug; ~ging) Etymology: Middle English ~gen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement, to prepare the soil of , 2. to bring to the surface by ~ging ; unearth , to bring to light or out of hiding , to hollow out or form by removing earth ; excavate , to drive down so as to penetrate ; thrust , poke , prod , 6. to pay attention to ; notice , understand , appreciate , like , admire , intransitive verb to turn up, loosen, or remove earth ; delve , to work hard or laboriously, to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material, II. noun Date: 1797 1. thrust , poke , a cutting remark, 2. plural accommodations for living or working, lodging , hotel , an archaeological excavation site, III. abbreviation ~est