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dug

/dʌɡ/

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verb

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

Examples :

"The dog dug a hole in the backyard to bury his bone. "

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verb

To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

Examples :

"to dig potatoes"

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verb

To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

Examples :

"The miners dug the copper ore from the deep mine shaft. "

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To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.

Examples :

"She dug through the textbook for hours, trying to understand the difficult math problem. "

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verb

To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.

Examples :

"to dig out the facts"

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verb

To thrust; to poke.

Examples :

"He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke."

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To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball

Examples :

"The soccer player dug the ball, preventing the opponent from scoring. "

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verb

To understand or show interest in.

Examples :

"You dig?"

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verb

To appreciate, or like.

Examples :

"Baby, I dig you."

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noun

(chiefly in the plural) A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.

Examples :

"The cow had large, pendulous udders. "

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