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dig verb (dug, digging) 1 tr & intr to turn up or move (earth, etc) especially with a spade. 2 to make (a hole, etc) by digging. 3 tr & intr to poke. 4 old slang to appreciate. 5 tr & intr, old slang to understand. noun 1 a remark intended to irritate, criticize or make fun of someone. 2 a place where archaeologists are digging, eg to uncover ancient ruins. 3 a poke. 4 an act of digging. dig a pit for someone to lay a trap for them. dig in one's heels or dig one's heels in to refuse to change one's mind. dig one's own grave to be the cause of one's own failure or downfall.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c.

dig in 1 colloq to start to eat. 2 to work hard.

dig oneself in to make a protected place for oneself; to establish oneself.

dig something in to mix it into the soil, etc by digging.

dig into something 1 colloq to start eating (a meal, etc). 2 to examine or search through it for information.

dig something or someone out 1 to get them out by digging. 2 colloq to find them by extensive searching.

dig something up 1 to remove it from the ground by digging. 2 to find or reveal something buried or hidden by digging. 3 colloq to search for and find (information, etc).