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- Dictionarydig/dɪɡ/
verb
- 1. break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.: "the boar had been digging for roots" Similar
- 2. push or poke sharply: "he dug his hands into his pockets" Similar
noun
- 1. an act or spell of digging: "a thorough dig of the whole plot"
- 2. a push or poke with one's elbow, finger, etc.: "Ginnie gave her sister a dig in the ribs" Similar
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B1 [ I or T ] to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands: Digging (in) the garden is good exercise. B2 [ T ] to form a hole by moving soil: The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery. The dog was digging a hole to hide its bone in. Fewer examples.
The meaning of DIG is to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement. How to use dig in a sentence.
1. To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material. 2. To make one's way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material: dug through the files.
Dig definition: to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.. See examples of DIG used in a sentence.
When you dig, you scoop or shovel up dirt, sand, or some other material. Your dog might whine to go outside so she can dig a hole in your dad's garden. You can dig with your hands, a shovel, or even a tractor or backhoe.
[intransitive, transitive] to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine. I think I'll do some digging in the garden. dig + adv./prep. They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing. We could only dig down a few feet. dig for something to dig for gold/treasure.
DIG definition: 1. to break or move the ground with a tool, machine, etc: 2. to make a hole in the ground by…. Learn more.
Dig definition: To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, spade, or snout, or with claws, paws or hands. Dictionary Thesaurus
1. (when tr, often foll by up) to cut into, break up, and turn over or remove (earth, soil, etc), esp with a spade. 2. to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, passage, etc) by digging, usually with an implement or (of animals) with feet, claws, etc. to dig a tunnel.
to break up and turn over earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel or spade: [ no object] We were digging in the tunnel most of the day. [ ~ + object] The little gopher digs a maze of tunnels underground. to work by or as if by removing or turning over material:[ no object] I'll have to dig through the old files.
