DIG Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word dig. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DIG
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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 | ||||||||