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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dig \Dig\, v. i. 1. To work with a spade or other like implement; to do servile work; to delve. [1913 Webster] Dig for it more than for hid treasures. --Job iii. 21. [1913 Webster] I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed. --Luke xvi. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore. [1913 Webster] 3. To work hard or drudge; specif. (U. S.): To study ploddingly and laboriously. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Peter dug at his books all the harder. --Paul L. Ford. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. (Mach.) Of a tool: To cut deeply into the work because ill set, held at a wrong angle, or the like, as when a lathe tool is set too low and so sprung into the work. {To dig out}, to depart; to leave, esp. hastily; decamp. [Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 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). [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: dig \dig\ (d[i^]g), v. t. 1. To understand; as, do you dig me?. [slang] [PJC] 2. To notice; to look at; as, dig that crazy hat!. [slang] [PJC] 3. To appreciate and enjoy; as, he digs classical music as well as rock. [slang] [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dig \Dig\, n. 1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See {Dig}, v. t., 4. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. A plodding and laborious student. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A tool for digging. [Dial. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. An act of digging. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 5. An amount to be dug. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 6. (Mining) same as {Gouge}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. a critical and sometimes sarcastic or insulting remark, but often good-humored; as, celebrities at a roast must suffer through countless digs. [PJC] 8. An archeological excavation site. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: dig n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {dig}, {excavation}, {archeological site}] 2: 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" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}] 3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" 4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}, {dig}] 5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {dig}, {jab}] v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {delve}, {cut into}, {turn over}] 2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig}, {dig out}] 3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}] 4: remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal" [syn: {dig}, {dig up}, {dig out}] 5: thrust down or into; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" 6: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" [syn: {excavate}, {dig}, {hollow}] 7: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}] 8: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {grok}, {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: dig thee; you