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DIG Synonyms

There are 39 synonyms of the word dig. (exact relations)
There are 23 hypernyms of the word dig. (close relations)
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delve
verbv
verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

excavate
verbv
verb

• recover through digging

• find by digging in the ground

• form by hollowing

• remove the inner part or the core of

grind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

burrow
verbv
noun

• a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

verb

• move through by or as by digging

dredge
verbv
noun

• a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

verb

• cover before cooking

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

quarry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• animal hunted or caught for food

verb

• extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

scoop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quantity a scoop will hold

• a hollow concave shape made by removing something

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

• street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

• the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

• a large ladle

verb

• take out or up with or as if with a scoop

• get the better of

tunnel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)

• a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

verb

• move through by or as by digging

• force a way through

unearth
verbv
verb

• discover by investigation

• recover through digging

excavation
nounn
noun

• the act of digging

• the site of an archeological exploration

• a hole in the ground made by excavating

• the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

jab
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• a quick short straight punch

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• poke or thrust abruptly

• strike or punch with quick and short blows

• stab or pierce

jibe
verbv
noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

verb

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

dig out
verbv
verb

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• dig out from underneath earth or snow

• create by digging

apprehend
verbv
verb

• get the meaning of something

• take into custody

• anticipate with dread or anxiety

barb
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb

• provide with barbs

compass
nounn
noun

• navigational instrument for finding directions

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limit of capability

• drafting instrument used for drawing circles

verb

• bring about; accomplish

• travel around, either by plane or ship

• get the meaning of something

comprehend
verbv
verb

• get the meaning of something

• to become aware of through the senses

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

digging
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of digging

drudge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

verb

• work hard

gibe
verbv
noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

verb

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• laugh at with contempt and derision

Best Hypernyms For DIG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dig, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
remove take withdraw comment dent ding excavate gouge hollow input nick remark site touch touching understand unearth work
Phrases (5)
core outcreating by removaldo workhollow outland site

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