dig
• verb (digging; past and past part. dug) 1 break up and turn over or move earth. 2 make (a hole) by digging. 3 (often dig up) extract from the ground by digging. 4 poke or jab sharply. 5 (dig into/through) search or rummage in. 6 (dig out/up) discover (facts). 7 (dig in) begin eating heartily. 8 informal, dated like; appreciate. • noun 1 an act of digging. 2 an archaeological excavation. 3 a sharp push or poke. 4 informal a mocking or critical remark. 5 (digs) informal, chiefly Brit. lodgings. — PHRASES dig in one’s heels stubbornly refuse to compromise. — ORIGIN perhaps from an Old English word meaning ‘ditch’.
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