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If you d__ into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.If you dig into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.
The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.
He has been digging into the local archives.
With so many books on the subject, one must dig hard for reliable new material.
word dig
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verb
If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish .
They tried digging in a patch just below the cave.
Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first.
Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims.
They dug for shellfish at low tide.
Two men were standing by the freshly dug grave.
If you dig into something such as a deep container, you put your hand in it to search for something.
He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.
If you dig one thing into another or if one thing digs into another, the first thing is pushed hard into the second, or presses hard into it.
She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka.
I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh.
He could feel the beads digging into his palm.
Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers.
If you dig into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.
The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.
He has been digging into the local archives.
With so many books on the subject, one must dig hard for reliable new material.
If you dig yourself out of a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one which you caused yourself, you manage to get out of it.
He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.
If you say that you dig something, you mean that you like it and understand it.
'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'.
I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative.
noun
A dig is an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects.
He's an archaeologist and has been on a dig in Crete for the past year.
If you have a dig at someone, you say something which is intended to make fun of them or upset them.
She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
If you give someone a dig in a part of their body, you push them with your finger or your elbow, usually as a warning or as a joke .
Cassandra silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
If you live in digs, you live in a room in someone else's house and pay them rent .
He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road.
inflections digsdiggingdug
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