Synonyms for dig
dɪgdig

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1. dig, excavation, archeological sitenoun

   the site of an archeological exploration

   "they set up camp next to the dig"

   Synonyms:
   barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

2. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibenoun

   an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

   "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

   Synonyms:
   calamus, beam, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, slam, scene, spear, dick, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

3. dignoun

   a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

   "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

   Synonyms:
   barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe

4. excavation, digging, dignoun

   the act of digging

   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

   Synonyms:
   barb, excavation, jab, slam, shot, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, mining

5. dig, jabverb

   the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

   "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

   Synonyms:
   barb, thrust, excavation, jabbing, jab, slam, shot, thrusting, poking, poke, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe

6. dig, delve, cut into, turn oververb

   turn up, loosen, or remove earth

   "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

   Synonyms:
   compass, delve, bowl over, toil, grind, debate, flip, drudge, moil, dig up, consider, jab, reach, cut into, roll, poke, turn, grasp, moot, prod, pass on, give, deliberate, tip over, overturn, travail, labour, pass, hollow, stab, apprehend, upset, comprehend, flip over, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, tump over, grok, get the picture, knock over, hand, dig out

7. dig, dig outverb

   create by digging

   "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

   Synonyms:
   stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudge

8. labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moilverb

   work hard

   "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

   Synonyms:
   compass, comminute, tug, boil, roil, toil, grind, craunch, drudge, moil, dig up, tire, wear out, poke, cut into, crunch, churn, cranch, jab, grasp, weary, prod, jade, tire out, wear upon, fatigue, travail, delve, get the picture, drive, hollow, stab, apprehend, outwear, comprehend, turn over, excavate, labor, mash, wear down, savvy, push, grok, wear, bray, dig out, grate, fag out, labour

9. dig, dig up, dig outverb

   remove, harvest, or recover by digging

   "dig salt"; "dig coal"

   Synonyms:
   stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, turn up, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudge

10. digverb

    thrust down or into

    "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"

    Synonyms:
    stab, savvy, dig up, cut into, prod, grind, travail, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, compass, comprehend, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, toil, excavate, labor, dig out, grasp, moil, drudge

11. excavate, dig, hollowverb

    remove the inner part or the core of

    "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

    Synonyms:
    stab, cut into, prod, grind, travail, core out, turn over, jab, delve, hollow, labour, savvy, excavate, comprehend, compass, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, unearth, turn up, labor, dig out, grasp, hollow out, drudge, moil, toil, dig up

12. jab, prod, stab, poke, digverb

    poke or thrust abruptly

    "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

    Synonyms:
    compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, drudge, moil, dig up, jab, poke, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, prod, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig out

13. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

    get the meaning of something

    "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

    Synonyms:
    quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, grasp, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, comprehend, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out

Matched Categories

1. • Creating By Removal
   • Dent
   • Excavate
   • Remark
   • Remove
   • Thrust
   • Understand
   • Work

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. digverb

   Synonyms:
   excavate, delve, scoop, SCRATCH, hollow out

2. digverb

   Synonyms:
   break up (with a spade, hoe, &c.)

3. digverb

   Synonyms:
   delve, work with a spade, hoe, &c

4. dignoun

   Synonyms:
   [Low.] punch, poke, thrust

5. dignoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] innuendo, insinuation, oblique hint, sly remark

6. dignoun

   Synonyms:
   [at colleges, U. S.] plodding student

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dignoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, punch, poke, grind (student)

2. digverb

   Synonyms:
   delve, excavate, scoop, thrust, poke, punch, jab, exhume (dig up)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "dig":

   digging, excavate, digs, excavation, widen, widening, drilling, burrow, dug, burrowing

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1. David Keyes:

   Hamas is attempting to fool the world but it will not succeed, daily, Hamas leaders call for genocide of all Jews and the destruction of Israel. They dig terror tunnels and have launched thousands upon thousands of missiles at Israeli civilians. Schools and mosques run by Hamas teach children that Jews are apes and pigs. This is the real Hamas.

2. Marcus Valerius Martialis:

   Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

3. Petro Poroshenko:

   If you sow potatoes and dig them up straight away, you'll get nothing, we've taken the first steps, we've sown.

4. English Proverb:

   Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

5. Joseph Dennison:

   There are a lot of trades that happen in baskets and people don't always dig through the weeds and find the companies that are growing organically.