digging Meaning, Definition & Usage

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