" dig "

1: to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth;

  * e.g., " ... a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool "

•  Synonyms : 

•  excavate,

•  shovel

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss

2: to take pleasure in;

  * e.g., " ... I really dig bluegrass music "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adore,

•  delight (in),

•  enjoy,

•  fancy,

•  get off (on),

•  groove (on),

•  like,

•  love,

•  rejoice (in),

•  relish,

•  revel (in),

•  savor

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... can you dig what I'm saying? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  assimilate,

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  catch on (to),

•  cognize,

•  compass,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  cotton (to or on to),

•  decipher,

•  decode,

•  discern,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  intuit,

•  know,

•  make,

•  make out,

•  perceive,

•  recognize,

•  register,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  sense,

•  tumble (to),

•  twig,

•  understand

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang away,

•  beaver (away),

•  drudge,

•  endeavor,

•  fag,

•  grub,

•  hump,

•  hustle,

•  labor,

•  moil,

•  peg (away),

•  plod,

•  plow,

•  plug,

•  slave,

•  slog,

•  strain,

•  strive,

•  struggle,

•  sweat,

•  toil,

•  travail,

•  tug,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to search through or into;

  * e.g., " ... we anxiously dug into the old records that we found in the 19th-century house that we were restoring "

•  Synonyms : 

•  delve (into),

•  examine,

•  explore,

•  inquire (into),

•  investigate,

•  look (into),

•  probe,

•  research

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something;

  * e.g., " ... I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comb,

•  dredge,

•  hunt (through),

•  rake,

•  ransack,

•  rifle,

•  rummage,

•  scour,

•  search,

•  sort (through),

•  troll

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in keep up, hang on;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hang on,

•  keep up,

•  carry on,

•  persevere,

•  persist,

•  follow through (with),

•  knuckle down

•  Antonyms : 

•  give up,

•  knock off,

•  quit,

•  bow,

•  give in,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender,

•  yield,

•  falter,

•  hang back,

•  hesitate,

•  shilly-shally,

•  vacillate,

•  waver,

•  wobble

2: as in chow (down);

•  Synonyms : 

•  chow (down),

•  banquet,

•  feast,

•  repast,

•  glut,

•  gorge,

•  gormandize,

•  overeat,

•  overfeed,

•  pig out,

•  dine,

•  eat,

•  fare,

•  feed,

•  partake,

•  refresh,

•  victual,

•  graze,

•  nibble,

•  nosh,

•  pick,

•  snack,

•  board,

•  dine out,

•  mess,

•  breakfast,

•  lunch,

•  sup,

•  picnic

•  Antonyms : 

•  diet,

•  fast

3: as in curl up, burrow;

•  Synonyms : 

•  burrow,

•  curl up,

•  anchor,

•  bivouac,

•  camp,

•  camp (out),

•  harbor,

•  house,

•  deploy,

•  emplace,

•  fix,

•  locate,

•  park,

•  plant,

•  position,

•  set,

•  situate,

•  station,

•  ensconce,

•  install,

•  lodge,

•  nestle,

•  perch,

•  roost,

•  settle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come upon after searching, study, or effort;

  * e.g., " ... she dug her old art supplies out of the basement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ascertain,

•  descry,

•  detect,

•  determine,

•  dig up,

•  discover,

•  dredge (up),

•  ferret (out),

•  find,

•  find out,

•  get,

•  hit (on or upon),

•  hunt (down or up),

•  learn,

•  locate,

•  nose out,

•  root (out),

•  rout (out),

•  rummage,

•  run down,

•  scare up,

•  scout (up),

•  track (down),

•  turn up

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss,

•  overlook,

•  pass over

2: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  bugger off,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

1: to come upon after searching, study, or effort;

  * e.g., " ... she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ascertain,

•  descry,

•  detect,

•  determine,

•  dig out,

•  discover,

•  dredge (up),

•  ferret (out),

•  find,

•  find out,

•  get,

•  hit (on or upon),

•  hunt (down or up),

•  learn,

•  locate,

•  nose out,

•  root (out),

•  rout (out),

•  rummage,

•  run down,

•  scare up,

•  scout (up),

•  track (down),

•  turn up

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss,

•  overlook,

•  pass over

1: a quick thrust;

  * e.g., " ... gave him a dig in the ribs with my elbow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dab,

•  jab,

•  lunge,

•  poke

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings;

  * e.g., " ... got in a couple of digs about lawyers at my friend's expense "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affront,

•  barb,

•  brickbat,

•  cut,

•  dart,

•  dis,

•  epithet,

•  gird,

•  indignity,

•  insult,

•  name,

•  offense,

•  outrage,

•  personality,

•  poke,

•  put-down,

•  sarcasm,

•  slap,

•  slight,

•  slur

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place;

  * e.g., " ... check out my new digs on the north side of town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apartment,

•  diggings,

•  flat,

•  lodgings,

•  suite,

•  tenement

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)