Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
noun
Sense 2
"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
verb
Sense 3
"dig a hole"
"dig out a channel"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"Dig we must"
"turn over the soil for aeration"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 7
the act of digging
"there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Type of:
creating by removal
verb
Sense 8
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Type of:
understand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 9
"his parting shot was `drop dead''"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Kinds of:
cheap shot
verb
Sense 10
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Type of:
thrust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
102
Times Searched
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