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digging definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dig 4 of 6 senses of dig Sense 1 dig, delve, cut into turn over => furrow, rut, groove => rout, root, rootle => spade => shovel => trowel => burrow, tunnel Sense 2 dig, dig out => lift => trench => dibble Sense 4 excavate, dig, hollow => drive => trench, ditch Sense 6 get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => figure => catch on get onto tumble, latch on cotton on twig, get it => intuit => digest Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dig 4 of 6 senses of dig Sense 1 dig, delve, cut into turn over => furrow, rut, groove => rout, root, rootle => spade => ridge => shovel => trowel => burrow, tunnel Sense 2 dig, dig out => lift => trench => dibble Sense 4 excavate, dig, hollow => drive => trench, ditch Sense 6 get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => figure => catch on get onto tumble, latch on cotton on twig, get it => intuit => digest Entailment of verb dig 1 of 6 senses of dig Sense 2 dig, dig out => remove, take take away withdraw Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb dig 6 senses of dig Sense 1 dig, delve, cut into turn over => remove, take take away withdraw Also See-> dig up#1; dig in#2; dig out#1 Sense 2 dig, dig out => hollow, hollow out core out Sense 3 labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil => work do work Sense 4 excavate, dig, hollow => remove, take take away withdraw Sense 5 jab, prod, stab, poke, dig => thrust Sense 6 get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => understand Familiarity of verb dig dig used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dig Sense 1 dig, delve, cut into turn over => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 2 dig, dig out => hollow, hollow out core out -------------- Sense 3 labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil => work do work -------------- Sense 4 excavate, dig, hollow => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 5 jab, prod, stab, poke, dig => thrust -------------- Sense 6 get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => understand -------------- Grep of noun digging digging digging up diggings Overview of noun digging The noun digging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. excavation, digging, dig -- (the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton") Overview of verb dig The verb dig has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) dig, delve, cut into turn over -- (turn up loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration") 2. (5) dig, dig out -- (create by digging, of cavities: "dig a hole") 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. excavate, dig, hollow -- (remove the inner part or the core of "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite") 5. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig -- (poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs") 6. get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend -- (get the meaning of something "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?") Overview of noun digging The noun digging has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. excavation, digging, dig -- (the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton") Overview of verb dig The verb dig has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) dig, delve, cut into turn over -- (turn up loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration") 2. (5) dig, dig out -- (create by digging, of cavities: "dig a hole") 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. excavate, dig, hollow -- (remove the inner part or the core of "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite") 5. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig -- (poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs") 6. get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend -- (get the meaning of something "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?")
digging definition
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