DICTOMETER

DIGGING

(dig, digging, cavar, grave)

1. Synonyms:
   • Excavation
   • Digging
   • Dig
   Definitions:
   • the act of digging
   Examples:
   • There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Dig
   • Delve
   • Cut into
   • Turn over
   Definitions:
   • turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   Examples:
   • Dig we must
   • Turn over the soil for aeration
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Dig
   • Dig out
   Definitions:
   • create by digging
   Examples:
   • Dig a hole
   • Dig out a channel
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Labor
   • Labour
   • Toil
   • Fag
   • Travail
   • Grind
   • Drudge
   • Dig
   • Moil
   Definitions:
   • work hard
   Examples:
   • She was digging away at her math homework
   • Lexicographers drudge all day long
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Dig
   • Dig up
   • Dig out
   Definitions:
   • remove, harvest, or recover by digging
   Examples:
   • Dig salt
   • Dig coal
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Dig
   Definitions:
   • thrust down or into
   Examples:
   • Dig the oars into the water
   • Dig your foot into the floor
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Excavate
   • Dig
   • Hollow
   Definitions:
   • remove the inner part or the core of
   Examples:
   • The mining company wants to excavate the hillside
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Jab
   • Prod
   • Stab
   • Poke
   • Dig
   Definitions:
   • poke or thrust abruptly
   Examples:
   • He jabbed his finger into her ribs
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Grok
   • Get the picture
   • Comprehend
   • Savvy
   • Dig
   • Grasp
   • Compass
   • Apprehend
   Definitions:
   • get the meaning of something
   Examples:
   • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?