dig

Noun

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
  • she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
    

• the act of digging
  • there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
    

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
  • the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover
    

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • his parting shot was `drop dead'
    
  • she threw shafts of sarcasm
    
  • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
    

• the site of an archeological exploration
  • they set up camp next to the dig
    

Verb

• get the meaning of something
  • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
    

• poke or thrust abruptly
  • he jabbed his finger into her ribs
    

• remove the inner part or the core of
  • the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
    

• thrust down or into
  • dig the oars into the water
    
  • dig your foot into the floor
    

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging
  • dig salt
    
  • dig coal
    

• work hard
  • She was digging away at her math homework
    
  • Lexicographers drudge all day long
    

• create by digging
  • dig a hole
    
  • dig out a channel
    

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  • Dig we must
    
  • turn over the soil for aeration
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  jab , excavation , digging , shot , shaft , slam , barb , jibe , gibe , archeological site , grok , get the picture , comprehend , savvy , grasp , compass , apprehend , prod , stab , poke , excavate , hollow , dig up , dig out , labor , labour , toil , fag , travail , grind , drudge , moil , delve , cut into , turn over