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(noun) jab
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
(noun) digging, excavation
the act of digging
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
(noun) slam, shaft, shot, barb, jibe, gibe
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
(noun) archeological site, excavation
the site of an archeological exploration
they set up camp next to the dig
(verb) compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, apprehend, savvy
get the meaning of something
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
poke or thrust abruptly
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
(verb) delve, cut into, turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Dig we must; turn over the soil for aeration
remove the inner part or the core of
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
(verb) dig out
create by digging
dig a hole; dig out a channel
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
dig salt; dig coal
(verb) moil, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail
work hard
She was digging away at her math homework; Lexicographers drudge all day long