Definition: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
Usage: she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
Main entry: dig, digging, excavation
Definition: the act of digging
Usage: there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
Main entry: dig
Definition: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
Usage: the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover
Main entry: dig, slam, shaft, shot, barb, jibe, gibe
Definition: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Usage: his parting shot was `drop dead'; she threw shafts of sarcasm; she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Main entry: dig, archeological site, excavation
Definition: the site of an archeological exploration
Usage: they set up camp next to the dig
Main entry: dig, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, apprehend, savvy
Definition: get the meaning of something
Usage: Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Main entry: stab, poke, prod, dig, jab
Definition: poke or thrust abruptly
Usage: he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Main entry: delve, dig, cut into, turn over
Definition: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Usage: Dig we must; turn over the soil for aeration
Main entry: dig, excavate, hollow
Definition: remove the inner part or the core of
Usage: the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Definition: create by digging
Usage: dig a hole; dig out a channel
Main entry: dig
Definition: thrust down or into
Usage: dig the oars into the water; dig your foot into the floor
Main entry: dig, dig out, dig up
Definition: remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Usage: dig salt; dig coal
Main entry: moil, drudge, dig, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail
Definition: work hard
Usage: She was digging away at her math homework; Lexicographers drudge all day long