Dictionary entry details
• DIG (noun)
Meaning:
The site of an archeological exploration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
dig; archeological site; excavation
Context example:
they set up camp next to the dig
Hypernyms ("dig" is a kind of...):
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Domain category:
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
Instance hyponyms:
Byblos (an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated)
Meaning:
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
jibe; gibe; barb; dig; shaft; slam; shot
Context examples:
his parting shot was 'drop dead' / she threw shafts of sarcasm / she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Hypernyms ("dig" is a kind of...):
comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dig"):
cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
Meaning:
A small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover
Hypernyms ("dig" is a kind of...):
dent; ding; gouge; nick (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))
Meaning:
The act of digging
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
digging; excavation; dig
Context example:
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
Hypernyms ("dig" is a kind of...):
creating by removal (the act of creating by removing something)
Meaning:
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
jab; dig
Context example:
she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
Hypernyms ("dig" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
• DIG (verb)
Meaning:
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cut into; delve; dig; turn over
Context examples:
Dig we must / turn over the soil for aeration
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dig"):
burrow; tunnel (move through by or as by digging)
trowel (use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work)
shovel (dig with or as if with a shovel)
spade (dig (up) with a spade)
root; rootle; rout (dig with the snout)
furrow; groove; rut (hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
dig in (eat heartily)
dig out (dig out from underneath earth or snow)
dig up (find by digging in the ground)
Meaning:
Create by digging
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
dig; dig out
Context examples:
dig a hole / dig out a channel
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
core out; hollow; hollow out (remove the interior of)
"Dig" entails doing...:
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dig"):
lift (take (root crops) out of the ground)
trench (dig a trench or trenches)
dibble (make a hole with a wooden hand tool)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Work hard
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
toil; moil; labour; travail; drudge; labor; fag; dig; grind
Context examples:
She was digging away at her math homework / Lexicographers drudge all day long
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
do work; work (be employed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Remove the inner part or the core of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hollow; excavate; dig
Context example:
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dig"):
drive (excavate horizontally)
ditch; trench (cut a trench in, as for drainage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Poke or thrust abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
poke; jab; prod; stab; dig
Context example:
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
thrust (push forcefully)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Get the meaning of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
savvy; grok; get the picture; comprehend; apprehend; grasp; compass; dig
Context example:
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Hypernyms (to "dig" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dig"):
figure (understand)
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig (understand, usually after some initial difficulty)
intuit (know or grasp by intuition or feeling)
digest (arrange and integrate in the mind)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
