dig

IPA: dˈɪg

An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
A thrust; a poke.
(volleyball) A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
(cricket) An innings.
A cutting, sarcastic remark.
The occupation of digging for gold.
(US, colloquial, dated) A plodding and laborious student.
(UK, dialect, dated) A tool for digging.
(music, slang) A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.
(medicine, colloquial) Digoxin.
(Lancashire, obsolete) A duck.
(astronomy) dwarf irregular galaxy
(astronomy) Initialism of dwarf irregular galaxy.

(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
(transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
(mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
(US, slang, dated) To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
(figurative) To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
To thrust; to poke.
(volleyball) To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
(dated slang) To understand.
(dated slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.

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