DUG IN Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

dug in

verb

past tense of dig in

as in hung on

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as in chowed (down)

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as in curled up

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Verb

Lizárraga has carried on the legacy of his father, who passed away just as the band was arriving in Europe for the first time three decades ago.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
The relationships off the field have carried on onto the field and therefore more time is being invested around each other, with each other.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of carried on

Verb

The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
For dinner, guests feasted on a family-style meal centered around fresh Northern California produce, carefully selected by John Silva of Culinary Eye Events.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of feasted

Verb

Spade curled up in a ball under falling debris, having lost sight of D’Allara, who was later confirmed dead.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Among them was 30-year-old physical education teacher Elaine Delis Ramos, who curled up next to loved ones on the boardwalk on top of a thick blanket in search of a breeze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of curled up

Verb

The new rules are needed because state law has not kept up with the growing popularity of e-bikes, Police Chief John Miller told the council at a July meeting.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Dan Lainer-Vos, an assistant professor of sociology who has taught at USC since 2008, said his pay has not kept up with inflation and rising costs of living.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of kept up

Verb

By Wednesday evening, the intersection of the high rise was taped off and nearby streets were glutted with flashing police vehicles as officers with long rifles and dogs streamed into and out of the building.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Definition of glutted

Verb

There are two electric motors, one driving each axle, and they're fed by a 49-kWh usable battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
In May 2025, a nearby oil pipeline owned by Energy Transfer, a Dallas company, leaked 6,800 barrels of crude oil into a sewer line that fed into the Village Creek water treatment plant.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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