Digging — synonyms, definition

1. digging (Noun)

dig excavation

digging (Noun) — The act of digging.

creating by removal

2. digging (Verb)

apprehending compassing comprehending cutting into delving digging out digging up drudging excavating fagging getting the picture grasping grinding grokking hollowing jabbing laboring labouring moiling poking • • •

digging (Verb) — Turn up, loosen, or remove earth. ex. "Dig we must"

digging (Verb) — Create by digging. ex. "dig a hole" ex. "dig out a channel"

digging (Verb) — Work hard. ex. "She was digging away at her maths homework"

digging (Verb) — Remove, harvest, or recover by digging. ex. "dig salt" ex. "dig coal" ex. "dig up salt"

digging (Verb) — Thrust down or into. ex. "dig the oars into the water" ex. "dig your foot into the floor"

digging (Verb) — Remove the inner part or the core of. ex. "the mining company wants to dig the hillside"

digging (Verb) — Push suddenly or strongly with a finger or something pointed. ex. "he dug his finger into her ribs"

digging (Verb) — Get the meaning of something. ex. "Do you dig the meaning of this letter?"

coring out doing work excavating hollowing hollowing out removing taking taking away thrusting understanding unearthing withdrawing working burrowing catching on cottoning on dibbling digesting ditching driving figuring furrowing getting it getting onto getting wise grooving intuiting latching on lifting rooting rootling routing rutting • • • dig in dig out dig up