"dug" in the noun sense
1. dug
an udder or breast or teat
"dug" in the verb sense
1. dig, delve, cut into, turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"
"turn over the soil for aeration"
2. dig, dig out
create by digging
"dig a hole"
"dig out a channel"
3. labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"
"Lexicographers drudge all day long"
4. dig, dig up, dig out
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
"dig salt"
"dig coal"
5. dig
thrust down or into
"dig the oars into the water"
"dig your foot into the floor"
6. excavate, dig, hollow
remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
7. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
8. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
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