Word

dig, v.
(digging, digs, dug)
freq. cnt. 14

turn up, loosen, or remove earth
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut into delve dig turn over

sample sentences

"Dig we must"
"turn over the soil for aeration"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s
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verb frames

Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dig digging digger dig

also see

dig up dig in dig out

semantic pointers

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

hyponym

furrow, rut, groove rout, root, rootle spade shovel trowel burrow, tunnel

create by digging
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

dig dig out

sample sentences

"dig a hole"
"dig out a channel"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dig digger dig digger

semantic pointers

hypernym

hollow, hollow out, core out

entailment

remove, take, take away, withdraw

hyponym

lift trench dibble

get the meaning of something
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

apprehend compass comprehend dig get the picture grasp grok savvy

sample sentences

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

comprehendible comprehensible comprehension

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

grasp grasping

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

apprehensible apprehensive apprehension apprehender

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

savvy

semantic pointers

hypernym

understand

hyponym

figure get it, catch on, get onto, get wise, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig intuit digest

poke or thrust abruptly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

dig jab poke prod stab

sample sentences

"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

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Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poking poke

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jab jabbing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

prod

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dig

semantic pointers

hypernym

thrust

remove the inner part or the core of
<verb.contact>

dig excavate hollow

sample sentences

"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

excavation excavation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dig dig

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hollow

semantic pointers

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

hyponym

drive trench, ditch

thrust down or into
<verb.motion>

dig

sample sentences

"dig the oars into the water"
"dig your foot into the floor"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

thrust

remove, harvest, or recover by digging
<verb.perception>

dig dig out dig up

sample sentences

"dig salt"
"dig coal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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semantic pointers

hypernym

excavate, unearth

work hard
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dig drudge fag grind labor labour moil toil travail