DIG | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of dig – Learner’s Dictionary

dig
verb
uk
/dɪɡ/
us
present participle digging | past tense and past participle dug
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dig a hole/tunnel, etc
B2
to make a hole in the ground by moving some of the ground or soil away:
They've dug a huge hole in the road.
dig
noun
uk
/dɪɡ/
us

dig noun (REMARK)

something that you say to annoy or criticize someone:
He was having a dig at me.

dig noun (PLACE)

a place where people are digging in the ground looking for ancient things to study:

dig noun (PUSH)

a quick, hard push:
a dig in the ribs

(Definition of dig from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of dig

in Chinese (Traditional)
移土, 挖,挖掘(土), 鑿出,打(洞)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
移土, 挖,挖掘(土), 凿出,打(洞)…
in Spanish
cavar, remover la tierra (de), excavar…
in Portuguese
cavar, escavar, revirar…
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एखादे साधन, मशीन किंवा आपल्या हातांचा वापर करून मातीची ढेकळे तोडणे आणि माती हलविणे, माती हलवून छिद्र तयार करणे…
~が土を掘り返す, (穴など)を掘る, 掘(ほ)る…
kazmak, kinaye, dokundurma…
creuser, bêcher, enfoncer…
remoure la terra (de), cavar, excavar…
spitten, graven, porren…
உங்கள் கைகளைப் / ஒரு கருவியைப் / ஒரு இயதிரத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தி உடைக்க அல்லது மண்ணை நகர்த்த, மண்ணை அள்ளுவதன் மூலம் ஒரு துளை உருவாக்க…
खोदना, खोदने के लिए गड्ढा करना…
ખોદવું, ખાડો ખોદવો…
grave, puffe, skubbe…
gräva, gräva i, stöta…
menggali, mengorek, cucuk…
umgraben, graben, stoßen…
grave, spa/grave opp, dytte…
کھو دنا, کھدائی کرنا…
копати, рити, штовхати…
копать, колкость, издевка…
తవ్వడం, మట్టిని తరలించడం ద్వారా రంధ్రం ఏర్పచడం…
يَحْفُر…
খনন করা, গর্ত করা…
kopat, rýt, vyhloubit…
menggali, membuat lubang, menyodok…
ขุด, ทิ่ม, การแหย่…
xới đất, đào hố, huých…
kopać, przytyk, wykopalisko…
파다, 파내다…
scavare, vangare, colpire…
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