Don't dig at me all the time. My side is getting sore where you jabbed me.
•Stop digging at the wall! Look at the hole you've made!
2. Fig. to make a cutting remark about someone or something. •She is always digging at her husband's laziness.
•Fred was digging at the company he works for.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dig — [[t]dɪ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ digs, digging, dug 1) VERB If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave... [V n] Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in… … English dictionary
dig out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig someone or something out of a place, you get them out by digging or by forcing them from the things surrounding them. [V n P of n] ...digging minerals out of the Earth... [V n P of n] Rescue crews have been digging… … English dictionary
dig around — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it. [V P in n] I went home to dig around in my closets for some old tapes. [Also V P] Syn: rummage around 2) PHRASAL VERB If you dig around, you… … English dictionary
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dig — dig1 [ dıg ] (past tense and past participle dug [ dʌg ] ; present participle dig|ging) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine, or a tool, especially a shovel: The children like to dig… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dig — 1 verb past tense and past participle dug, present participle digging 1 (I, T) to move earth or make a hole in it using a spade or your hands: They escaped by digging an underground tunnel. | dig for sth (=dig in order to find something): They re … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dig — I UK [dɪɡ] / US verb Word forms dig : present tense I/you/we/they dig he/she/it digs present participle digging past tense dug UK [dʌɡ] / US past participle dug ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a… … English dictionary
dig up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig up something, you remove it from the ground where it has been buried or planted. [V P n (not pron)] You would have to dig up the plant yourself... [V P n (not pron)] More bodies have been dug up at the site... [V n P]… … English dictionary
dig — verb (digs, digging; past and past participle dug) 1》 break up and move earth with a tool or with hands, paws, etc. ↘make (a hole) by digging. ↘extract from the ground by digging. ↘(dig in) (of a soldier) protect oneself by making a… … English new terms dictionary
