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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of dug in

  • as in hung on
  • as in chowed (down)
  • as in curled up
  • as in hung on
  • as in chowed (down)
  • as in curled up
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dug in

verb

Definition of dug innext
past tense of dig in
1
as in hung on

Related Words

Relevance
  • hung on
  • carried on
  • kept up
  • persevered
  • persisted
  • followed through (with)
  • knuckled down

Dissimilar Words

  • knocked off
  • gave up
  • quitted
  • submitted
  • quit
  • gave in
  • bowed
  • yielded
  • surrendered
  • succumbed
  • hung back
  • hesitated
  • faltered
  • wavered
  • wabbled
  • wobbled
  • vacillated
  • shilly-shallied
2
as in chowed (down)

Related Words

  • chowed (down)
  • repasted
  • banqueted
  • pigged out
  • feasted
  • glutted
  • dined out
  • overfed
  • victualled
  • fed
  • refreshed
  • dined
  • victualed
  • partook
  • gormandized
  • ate
  • grazed
  • messed
  • gorged
  • snacked
  • fared
  • overate
  • nibbled
  • picked
  • boarded
  • supped
  • lunched
  • breakfasted
  • noshed
  • picnicked

Dissimilar Words

  • fasted
  • dieted
3
as in curled up

Related Words

  • curled up
  • camped (out)
  • camped
  • anchored
  • burrowed
  • located
  • situated
  • housed
  • deployed
  • bivouacked
  • positioned
  • parked
  • harbored
  • stationed
  • planted
  • installed
  • set
  • emplaced
  • perched
  • fixed
  • lodged
  • nestled
  • ensconced
  • settled
  • roosted

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