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 — 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 — 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
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dig — dig1 [dig] vt. dug, digging [ME diggen < Anglo Fr * diguer < OFr digue, dike < Du dijk: see DIKE1] 1. to break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool, or with hands, claws, snout, etc. 2. to make (a hole, cellar … English World 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
List of past General Hospital characters — The following is a list of notable past characters from the soap opera, General Hospital who are not notable enough for their own articles. Characters are listed based on the decade in which they first appeared. Contents 1 2010 present 1.1 Warren … Wikipedia
lift — lift1 [ lıft ] verb *** ▸ 1 move to higher position ▸ 2 improve situation ▸ 3 officially end rule/law ▸ 4 steal ▸ 5 when weather improves ▸ 6 start feeling happier ▸ 7 make amount increase ▸ 8 dig plants from ground ▸ 9 talk more loudly ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… … English dictionary for students
tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lift — 1 /lIft/ verb 1 MOVE STH WITH YOUR HANDS (T) to take something in your hands and raise it, move it, or carry it somewhere: He tried to lift the sleeping girl, but she was too heavy. | lift sth onto/out of/off etc: I lifted down my suitcase and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English