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/dɪɡ/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | dig |
| he/she/it | digs |
| present participle | digging |
| past tense | dug |
| past participle | dug |
- 1[intransitive/transitive] to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine, or a tool, especially a shovel
The children like to dig in the sand.
We dug a hole and planted the tree.
dig for something (=dig in order to find something):The boys were digging for worms.
freshly/newly dug:a freshly dug grave
phrases
dig deep
dig your heels in
dig a hole for yourself
informaldig someone in the ribs
dig your own grave
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