Word Finder - dig

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An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.

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• excavation

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A plodding and laborious student.

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A thrust; a poke.

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He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.

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• jab

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A tool for digging.

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A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.

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A cutting, sarcastic remark.

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• jibe

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A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.

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a £1 charity shop dig

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To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

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If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.

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To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

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to dig potatoes

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To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

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To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.

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To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.

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to dig out the facts

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To thrust; to poke.

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He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke.

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To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball

You can dig it out.

It shouldn't be hard to dig in this sand.

The woman remembered the call because it took some work for her to dig up the old information.

Maybe Aaron needs a little more time to dig his gold.

You can dig through those as well.

Soon after her marriage miners had been brought from Lorraine to dig for gold at Crawford Moor, and she now carried on successful mining enterprises for coal and lead, which enabled her to meet the expenses of her government.

Because he was trying to dig up dirt on me so she'd leave.

She discreetly began to dig through the other messages.

The young are forced to dig their way out and shift for themselves.

You keep telling me it's in the past - until you can dig it back up and throw it in my face again.

First, since the great and growing modern city stands right over the ancient one, it is almost impossible to find any considerable space in which to dig, except at enormous cost.

Strange he would want to defend Howard after he had tried to dig up information on him.

Given her first chance to rest in over two days, she sighed, exhausted and irritated at having to dig her own clothing out of a box.

Having built the forts of Dig and Kumbher in 1730, he received in 1756 the title of raja, and subsequently joined the great Mahratta army with 30,000 troops.

Here he became king and taught the inhabitants of the country to dig wells.

Before that, a company out of Denver started the dig, back around the turn of the century.

At the same time, as the gradients are gradually increasing on account of the upheaval of the continent, the rivers dig their channels deeper and deeper.

To add to the uncertainties of navigation, the inhabitants along the eastern bank of the stream frequently dig new canals for irrigation purposes, which both reduces the water of the river and tends to make it shift its channel.

I took particular pleasure in this breaking of ground, for in almost all latitudes men dig into the earth for an equable temperature.

I love you anyway and I've quit twisting your arm about trying to dig up the past.

Later, they were asked to display a great billboard outside their home, which required letting outsiders dig holes in their front lawn.

The next day, dig it up to get the gold!

Use it to dig out the leaves and debris.

They can be uncomfortable more than not, as a poorer quality belt can slide down to the hips and dig in or constrict movement.

This started their musical career as they worked on their first single, 'Wishing I Was Lucky', a subtle dig at the UK's political situation at the time.

The English under Lord Lake captured the fort of Dig and besieged Bharatpur, but were compelled to raise the siege after four attempts at storming.

Sometimes no one could be found to dig a grave.

A reporter then spent two months trying to dig the dirt.

They can be checked by no external force; they must themselves dig their own grave, having previously created their own gravedigger.

You may want to consider asking a local gravedigger who is used to working in graveyards if he could dig the excavation for you.

To replace a damaged area, dig out a square of turf using a half-moon edging iron.

The author really tries to dig beneath the surface of the usually monosyllabic Coen Brothers and is pretty successful.

For the wild asses I set no snares, dig no pits, shoot no arrows against them.

They were sidetracked when Doug Nash got the long sought after permission for a dig at Hungerhill Swallet.

Don't just write "good" or "bad," try to dig deeper.

The more time you let pass, the deeper he will dig his heals in regarding returning to the established rules.

After you've mentally disengaged yourself form your old position, it's time to dig through any emotional baggage you may be feeling.

If you're taking your samples in to the garden center for analysis, dig up approximately a half cup of soil from several locations around the garden area.

Other good sources to find armor pieces are gun shows and antique flea markets, where helmets can be overlooked by everyone until you dig them out.

Guardian's Egypt Odyssey In Egypt - an American site for children linked to an archeological dig in Egypt.

An exploratory dig in the ceiling of the mud tube near the last breakthrough point has also been commenced (see below ).

Dig Trench The trench is dug using a swivel bucket digger on hire from Hughes Rail.

Removing soil from pool dig A mini dumper was also hired to make the removal of soil easier.

Start to dig in overwintered green manures such as grazing rye and winter tares.

Women drifting down the slope of middle age dig in their kitten heels.

Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure.

Dig a large hole and fork the base incorporating large amounts of organic mater such as garden compost, farmyard or stable manure.

It is dug using a mattock to strip the turf and break up the hardest ground and a spade to dig out the earth.

I have seen Father catch them by using a spade to dig them out at the moment they were making molehills.

During the big dig I found some wild plums growing nearby which I chopped up and added on a whim.