" digs "

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 : 

•  excavates,

•  shovels

•  Antonyms : 

•  misses

2: to take pleasure in;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  adores,

•  delights (in),

•  enjoys,

•  fancies,

•  gets off (on),

•  grooves (on),

•  likes,

•  loves,

•  rejoices (in),

•  relishes,

•  revels (in),

•  savors

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a clear idea of;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciates,

•  apprehends,

•  assimilates,

•  beholds,

•  catches,

•  catches on (to),

•  cognizes,

•  compasses,

•  comprehends,

•  conceives,

•  cottons (to or on to),

•  deciphers,

•  decodes,

•  discerns,

•  gets,

•  grasps,

•  groks,

•  intuits,

•  knows,

•  makes,

•  makes out,

•  perceives,

•  recognizes,

•  registers,

•  savvies,

•  sees,

•  seizes,

•  senses,

•  tumbles (to),

•  twigs,

•  understands

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 keeps up, hangs on;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hangs on,

•  keeps up,

•  carries on,

•  perseveres,

•  persists,

•  follows through (with),

•  knuckles down

•  Antonyms : 

•  gives up,

•  knocks off,

•  quits,

•  bows,

•  gives in,

•  submits,

•  succumbs,

•  surrenders,

•  yields,

•  falters,

•  hangs back,

•  hesitates,

•  shilly-shallies,

•  vacillates,

•  wavers,

•  wobbles

2: as in chows (down);

•  Synonyms : 

•  chows (down),

•  banquets,

•  feasts,

•  repasts,

•  gluts,

•  gorges,

•  gormandizes,

•  overeats,

•  overfeeds,

•  pigs out,

•  dines,

•  eats,

•  fares,

•  feeds,

•  partakes,

•  refreshes,

•  victuals,

•  grazes,

•  nibbles,

•  noshes,

•  picks,

•  snacks,

•  boards,

•  dines out,

•  messes,

•  breakfasts,

•  lunches,

•  sups,

•  picnics

•  Antonyms : 

•  diets,

•  fasts

3: as in curls up, burrows;

•  Synonyms : 

•  burrows,

•  curls up,

•  anchors,

•  bivouacs,

•  camps,

•  camps (out),

•  harbors,

•  houses,

•  deploys,

•  emplaces,

•  fixes,

•  locates,

•  parks,

•  plants,

•  positions,

•  sets,

•  situates,

•  stations,

•  ensconces,

•  installs,

•  lodges,

•  nestles,

•  perches,

•  roosts,

•  settles

•  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 : 

•  ascertains,

•  descries,

•  detects,

•  determines,

•  digs up,

•  discovers,

•  dredges (up),

•  ferrets (out),

•  finds,

•  finds out,

•  gets,

•  hits (on or upon),

•  hunts (down or up),

•  learns,

•  locates,

•  noses out,

•  roots (out),

•  routs (out),

•  rummages,

•  runs down,

•  scares up,

•  scouts (up),

•  tracks (down),

•  turns up

•  Antonyms : 

•  misses,

•  overlooks,

•  passes 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 : 

•  bails,

•  bails out,

•  books,

•  buggers off,

•  bugs off,

•  bugs out,

•  buzzes (off),

•  clears off,

•  clears out,

•  cuts out,

•  departs,

•  exits,

•  gets,

•  gets off,

•  goes,

•  goes off,

•  moves,

•  packs (up or off),

•  parts,

•  peels off,

•  pikes (out or off),

•  pulls out,

•  pushes off,

•  pushes on,

•  quits,

•  runs along,

•  sallies (forth),

•  scarpers,

•  shoves (off),

•  steps (along),

•  takes off,

•  vamooses,

•  walks out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrives,

•  comes,

•  shows up,

•  turns 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 : 

•  ascertains,

•  descries,

•  detects,

•  determines,

•  digs out,

•  discovers,

•  dredges (up),

•  ferrets (out),

•  finds,

•  finds out,

•  gets,

•  hits (on or upon),

•  hunts (down or up),

•  learns,

•  locates,

•  noses out,

•  roots (out),

•  routs (out),

•  rummages,

•  runs down,

•  scares up,

•  scouts (up),

•  tracks (down),

•  turns up

•  Antonyms : 

•  misses,

•  overlooks,

•  passes over

1: 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)

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)