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verb (used without object)
1.
to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
2.
to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning over material: to dig through the files.
verb (used with object)
3.
to break up, turn over, or loosen (earth, sand, etc.), as with a shovel, spade, or bulldozer (often followed by up).
4.
to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.
5.
to unearth, obtain, or remove by digging (often followed by up or out).
6.
to find or discover by effort or search.
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Digging
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noun
Verb phrases8.
thrust; poke: He gave me a dig in the ribs with his elbow.
9.
a cutting, sarcastic remark.
10.
an archaeological site undergoing excavation.
11.
digs, Informal. living quarters; lodgings.
12.
dig in,
a.
to dig trenches, as in order to defend a position in battle.
b.
to maintain one's opinion or position.
c.
to start eating.
13.
dig into, Informal. to attack, work, or apply oneself voraciously, vigorously, or energetically: to dig into one's work; to dig into a meal.
14.
dig out,
a.
to remove earth or debris from by digging.
b.
to hollow out by digging.
c.
to find by searching: to dig out facts for a term paper.
15.
dig up,
a.
to discover in the course of digging.
b.
to locate; find: to dig up information.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English diggen, perhaps representing an OE derivative of dīc ditch; Middle French diguer to dig (< Middle Dutch ) is attested later and apparently not the immediate source
1275–1325; Middle English diggen, perhaps representing an OE derivative of dīc ditch; Middle French diguer to dig (< Middle Dutch ) is attested later and apparently not the immediate source
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verb (used with object), dug, dig·ging. Slang.
1.
to understand: Can you dig what I'm saying?
2.
to take notice of: Dig those shoes he's wearing.
3.
to like, love, or enjoy: She digs that kind of music. We really dig each other.
Origin:
1935–40; perhaps < Irish (an) dtuig(eann tú mé?) do you understand me? and parallel expressions with tuigim I understand (see twig2)
1935–40; perhaps < Irish (an) dtuig(eann tú mé?) do you understand me? and parallel expressions with tuigim I understand (see twig2)
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Word Origin & History
dig
early 14c. (diggen), of uncertain origin, probably related to dike and ditch, either via O.Fr. diguer (ult. from a Gmc. source), or directly from an unrecorded O.E. word. Native words were deolfan, grafan (medial -f- pronounced as "v" in O.E.). Meaning "thrust or poke" (as with an elbow) is from 1819;
EXPANDfigurative sense of this is from 1840. Slang sense of "understand" first recorded 1934 in Black English, probably based on the notion of "excavate." A slightly varied sense of "appreciate" emerged 1939. Noun meaning "archaeological expedition" is from 1896. Related: Digging.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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