Meaning & use
Dig
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To break up and move earth or another material, typically using a tool or the hands.
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The children dug a hole in the sand to bury a time capsule.
Archaeologists spent the summer digging at the ancient site.
A note on using this word
In informal use, "dig" also means to like or appreciate something, as in "I really dig this song," a sense popularized by 20th-century American slang.
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2. noun
An archaeological excavation site.
The team uncovered pottery shards at the dig outside Rome.
3. verb
To like or enjoy something (informal).
I really dig your new haircut.
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