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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dig \Dig\ (d[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dug (d[u^]g) or
Digged (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Digging. -- Digged is
archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen
(see Dike, Ditch); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or
(?) akin to E. 1st dag. [root]67.]
1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to
open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or
other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if
with a spade.
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Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden.
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2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
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3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing
earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
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4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]
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You should have seen children . . . dig and push
their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them:
Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear
pearls. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam.
[Colloq.]
[PJC]
To dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as,
to dig down a wall.
To dig from, To dig out of, To dig out, To dig up, to
get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out
of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The
preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging
coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.
To dig in,
(a) to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.
(b) To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance;
-- used of warfare or negotiating situations.
to dig in one's heels To offer stubborn resistance.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dig \Dig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dugor Digged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Digging. -- Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same
word as diken, dichen (see Dike, Ditch); cf. Dan. dige to
dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to E. 1st dag. ???.]
1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to
open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or
other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if
with a spade.
Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden.
2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.
3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing
earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.
4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]
You should have seen children . . . dig and push
their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them:
Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear
pearls. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
To dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as,
to dig down a wall.
To dig from, out of, out, or up, to get out or obtain
by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig
out fossils; to dig up a tree. The preposition is often
omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore,
digging potatoes.
To dig in, to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
digged
vb.
(lb en archaic) (infl of en dig ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
digged
vb.
(lb en archaic) (infl of en dig ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
digged
vb.
(lb en archaic) (infl of en dig ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
digged
vb.
(lb en archaic) (infl of en dig ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Digged /dˈɪɡd/
ديجيد
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
digged /dˈɪɡd/
[archaic] gegraben, gebuddelt
Synonym: dug
see: dig, digging
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