dig
1. dig \'dig\ \'d*g\ vb or dug; or dig.ging [ME diggen] 1: to turn up,
loosen, or remove earth : DELVE 2: to work hard or laboriously 3: to
advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material 1a: to break up
(earth) with an implement 1b: to turn over : PIERCE 2: to bring to the
surface by digging : EXCAVATE 4: to drive down so as to penetrate : THRUST
5: POKE, PROD slang 6a: to pay attention to 6b: UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE
2. dig n 1a: THRUST, POKE 1b: a cutting remark pl, Brit 2: DIGGINGS 3:
an archaeological excavation site; also : the excavation itself