English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "dig"

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Từ điển Collocation

dig noun

¹ hard push

ADJ. sharp

VERB + DIG give She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs. | feel, get

PHRASES a dig in the ribs

² critical remark

ADJ. little | sly I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.

VERB + DIG get in, have, make

PREP. ~ about, ~ at They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.

³ in the ground

ADJ. archaeological

VERB + DIG go on I went on an archaeological dig over the summer.

DIG + VERB reveal sth The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• the site of an archeological exploration; excavation, archeological site

  they set up camp next to the dig

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe

  his parting shot was `drop dead'

  she threw shafts of sarcasm

  she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

  the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover

• the act of digging; excavation, digging

  there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; jab

  she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs

v.

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth; delve, cut into, turn over

  Dig we must

  turn over the soil for aeration

• create by digging; dig out

  dig a hole

  dig out a channel

• work hard; labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil

  She was digging away at her math homework

  Lexicographers drudge all day long

• remove the inner part or the core of; excavate, hollow

  the mining company wants to excavate the hillside

• poke or thrust abruptly; jab, prod, stab, poke

  he jabbed his finger into her ribs

• get the meaning of something; grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend

  Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?

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English Slang Dictionary

1. to understand:"can you dig it?"
2. to like
3. to work hard, especially for an examination

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

digs|dug|digging
syn.: excavate gouge scoop tunnel
ant.: bury