The meaning of Dig

verb

Love and respect (someone) deeply.

Usage examples:

He adored his mother

verb

To love and respect someone very much, or to like something very much

Usage examples:

Both girls adored their father., i adore those shoes!, his adoration of his wife is obvious.

verb

Recognize the full worth of.

Usage examples:

She feels that he does not appreciate her

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb

(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough

Usage examples:

He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb

To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts

Usage examples:

The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

verb

Grasp mentally; understand.

Usage examples:

He couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying lovat

verb

To understand something completely

Usage examples:

If you don’t comprehend something, don’t be afraid to seem dumb, just speak out., the directions we…

verb

Prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening.

Usage examples:

The peasants who cultivated the land became its owners

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

He cultivated soybeans on most of the land., we’re trying to help these kids cultivate an interest …

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

Corn, or maize, is indigenous to mexico and has been cultivated there for some 6,000 years., she ha…

verb

Reach inside a receptacle and search for something.

Usage examples:

She delved in her pocket

verb

To search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information

Usage examples:

She delved into her pocket to find some change.

verb

To reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object

Usage examples:

Delve into she delved into her pocket to find some change., delve for i grabbed my bag and delved f…

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.

Usage examples:

She propped herself up on one elbow

verb

Push or strike (someone) with one's elbow.

Usage examples:

One player had elbowed another in the face

noun

The bony point at which the arm bends, or the part of a piece of clothing which covers this area

Usage examples:

His shirt sleeve was torn at the elbow., he elbowed his way through the crowd.

verb

Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).

Usage examples:

I enjoy watching good films

verb

To feel happy because of doing or experiencing something

Usage examples:

We enjoyed the scenery., i enjoyed your book very much., enjoy your weekend., she liked her job bec…

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

Usage examples:

The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

noun

An implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.

Usage examples:

German farmers used spike-tooth harrows extensively to control weeds in small grains fields before …

verb

Draw a harrow over (land).

Usage examples:

They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay

noun

A large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth into small pieces ready for planting

Usage examples:

Roughly ploughed and harrowed land, the ploughman harrows and sows, and then waits for the harvest.

verb

Poke roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed.

Usage examples:

She jabbed him in his ribs

noun

A quick, sharp blow, especially with the fist.

Usage examples:

A jab in the stomach

verb

Poke or thrust abruptly

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

noun

An intense feeling of deep affection.

Usage examples:

Babies fill parents with feelings of love

verb

Feel deep affection for (someone).

Usage examples:

He loved his sister dearly

verb

Prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

People were nudging each other and pointing at me

noun

A light touch or push.

Usage examples:

He gave her shoulder a nudge

verb

To push someone or something gently, sometimes to get someone’s attention

Usage examples:

My wife nudged me to tell me to get off the phone so that she could use it., i gave him a nudge to …

noun

A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.

Usage examples:

The strip shape of these plots suggests that they were ploughed with a heavy plough with a fixed mo…

verb

Turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing.

Usage examples:

Uncle vic ploughed his garden

noun

A large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted

Usage examples:

These fields have been under the plough for centuries., farmers start ploughing in the spring., we'…

verb

Jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object.

Usage examples:

He poked benny in the ribs and pointed

noun

An act of poking someone or something.

Usage examples:

She gave the fire a poke

noun

A bag or small sack.

Usage examples:

He fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter

verb

Poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Usage examples:

He prodded her in the ribs

noun

A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Usage examples:

He gave the wire netting an experimental prod

noun

(especially in ireland) a protestant.

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

noun

An uncastrated male sheep.

Usage examples:

Mr watkinson, from constable burton, near leyburn, won best male with his aged ram.

verb

Roughly force (something) into place.

Usage examples:

He rammed his stick into the ground

abbreviation

Random-access memory.

verb

Push (someone or something) roughly.

Usage examples:

They started pushing and shoving people out of the way

noun

A strong push.

Usage examples:

She gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell

verb

Come into rough contact with while moving

noun

A tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc.

Usage examples:

What may be a surprise is that the bottom of your foot hurts, bruised from stepping on the hard met…

verb

Dig over (ground) with a spade.

Usage examples:

While spading the soil, i think of the flowers

noun

One of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure with a small stalk.

Usage examples:

Because of the difference in score, clubs and diamonds are called the minor suits and hearts and sp…

verb

Thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill.

Usage examples:

He stabbed her in the stomach

noun

A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon.

Usage examples:

Multiple stab wounds

verb

To injure someone using a sharp, pointed object

Usage examples:

He was stabbed with a fork., he’s recovering from stab wounds., cheri felt a sudden stab of guilt.,…

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Usage examples:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

preposition

Up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.

Usage examples:

I went to bed at 8 last night and slept till 6.30

conjunction

Up to the point in time or the event mentioned; until.

Usage examples:

He did not enter the town till it was nearly dark

noun

A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant.

Usage examples:

There were queues at the till

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

verb

Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

verb

To know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] i don’t understand what he means., [ t ] is there anyone here who understands e…

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork