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Meaning of dig

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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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