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dig v. [
delve, cut into, turn over] turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
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dig v. [
dig out] create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
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dig n. [
excavation, archeological site] the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
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dig n. [
shot, shaft, slam, 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"
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dig v. [
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil] work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
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