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- 1. lodgings: informal "they are looking for new digs"
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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.
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.
phrase [ plural ] mainly UK. Add to word list. informal for lodgings : in digs Many students in London have to live in digs. I spent three years in student digs. It was a small, purpose-built apartment, much like my student digs. I'd spent three years in London as a student and was familiar with life in grotty digs.
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.
Definition of digs noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dig. (dĭg) v. dug (dŭg), dig·ging, digs. v.tr. 1. 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. 2. a. To make or form by removing earth or other material: dig a trench; dug my way out of the snow. b. To prepare (soil) by loosening or cultivating. 3. a.
