intransitive verb 1 : to turn up, loosen, or remove earth digging in the garden dig for buried treasure 2 : to work hard or laboriously

Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock …

The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again. The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig. They dug a shallow pit and threw the bodies into it. We dug a hole and planted the …

1. A poke or thrust: a sharp dig in the ribs. 2. A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe. 3. An archaeological excavation. 4. Sports An act or an instance of digging a ball.

Digging is the activity or process of removing material, typically soil or dirt, from the ground using tools such as shovels or excavators, or even using hands or claws.

I think I'll do some digging in the garden. dig + adv./prep. They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing. We could only dig down a few feet. dig for something to dig for gold/treasure dig something …

to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, passage, etc) by digging, usually with an implement or (of animals) with feet, claws, etc to dig a tunnel 3. (often foll by through) to make or force (one's way), esp by …