Main Entry: ¹dig

Pronunciation: \ˈdig\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dug \ˈdəg\; dig·ging

Etymology: Middle English diggen

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 a : to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement b : to prepare the soil of <dig a garden>
2 a : to bring to the surface by digging : unearth <dig potatoes> b : to bring to light or out of hiding <dig up facts>
3 : to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate <dig a hole>
4 : to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust
5 : poke, prod
6 a : to pay attention to : notice <dig that fancy hat> b : understand, appreciate <couldn't dig the medical jargon> c : like, admire <high school students dig short poetry — David Burmester>intransitive verb 1 : to turn up, loosen, or remove earth
2 : to work hard or laboriously
3 : to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material