Antonyms for dig
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dig |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪg |
Definition of dig
Origin :- early 14c. (diggen), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dike and ditch, either via Old French diguer (ultimately from a Germanic source), or directly from an unrecorded Old English word. Native words were deolfan (see delve), grafan (see grave (v.)).
- Slang sense of "understand" first recorded 1934 in Black English, probably based on the notion of "excavate." A slightly varied sense of "appreciate" emerged 1939. Strong past participle dug appeared 16c., but is not etymological. Related: Digging.
- noun insult
- verb delve into; hollow out
- verb thrust object into
- verb investigate; discover
- verb enjoy, like
- verb understand
- As a matter of fact, we dig a gulf between the material and the spiritual which does not exist.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Now I will make you dig, dig, dig, to the very depths of the earth to bring me gold!
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- They had to dig around them carefully, so that Dr. Schliemann might see what they were.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- But during this work of many weeks he had taught his workmen how to dig.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- With better tools we will proceed to dig into these mounds and discover what they contain.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- In fact, Gryphus was beginning to dig the soil with his crooked fingers.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- All her doors were blocked up, and she lived alone, so there was no one to dig her out.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- At length, it was suggested that the letters were not initials, but the complete word, DIG.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Then he began to dig about it carefully to keep from spoiling the honey.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- When they're dead you dig big trenches and you pile 'em in like dogs!
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for dig
- accept
- appreciate
- apprehend
- bore
- break up
- bring to light
- bulldoze
- burrow
- cat
- catch
- channel
- clean
- come across
- come up with
- comprehend
- concave
- crack
- cut
- cutting remark
- deepen
- delve
- depress
- dig down
- discover
- dredge
- drill
- drive
- enter
- excavate
- exhume
- expose
- extricate
- find
- follow
- fork out
- gibe
- go for
- go into
- gouge
- grasp
- groove
- grub
- harvest
- hoe
- innuendo
- inquire
- investigate
- jab
- jeer
- jog
- look into
- love
- mind
- mine
- nudge
- penetrate
- pierce
- pit
- plunge
- poke
- probe
- prod
- produce
- prospect
- punch
- quarry
- quip
- ram
- recognize
- relish
- research
- retrieve
- root
- root out
- rout
- sap
- scoop
- scoop out
- search
- search high and low
- see
- shake down
- shovel
- sift
- sink
- slur
- sneer
- spade
- stab
- stick
- take
- take in
- taunt
- till
- tunnel
- turn inside out
- turn over
- turn upside down
- uncover
- undermine
- understand
- unearth
- wisecrack
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