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Digging?
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digging
n.
burrowing, hoeing
dig
v.
burrow, hoe; like (Slang); understand; start, begin enthusiastically; entrench oneself
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Digging
Digging is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, or tools, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil or sand on the surface of the Earth. Digging is actually the combination of two processes, the first being the breaking or cutting of the surface, and the second being the removal and relocation of the material found there. In a simple digging situation, this may be accomplished in a single motion, with the digging implement being used to break the surface and immediately fling the material away from the hole or other structure being dug.
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Digging...
"Digging..." is a popular award winning Indian poem by the internationally acclaimed Indian English poet Gopi Krishnan Kottoor. The poem won Second Prize in the Seventh All India Poetry Competition conducted by The Poetry Society (India) in 1997. The renowned British poet Vicki Feaver was the Chairman of the award committee. This was the second major literary award for Kottoor, who went on to win four more major poetry awards at All India Poetry Competition.
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digging
Noun
1. the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
(synonym) excavation, dig
(hypernym) creating by removal
(derivation) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
dig
Noun
1. the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
(synonym) excavation, archeological site
(hypernym) site, land site
(hyponym) Byblos
(derivation) excavate, hollow
(classification) archeology, archaeology
2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
(synonym) shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe
(hypernym) remark, comment
(hyponym) cheap shot
3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
(hypernym) dent, gouge, nick
4. the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
(synonym) excavation, digging
(hypernym) creating by removal
(derivation) excavate, hollow
5. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
(synonym) jab
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) jab, prod, stab, poke
Verb
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
(synonym) delve, cut into, turn over
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) furrow, rut, groove
(see-also) excavate, dig up, turn up
(derivation) excavation, archeological site
2. create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
(synonym) dig out
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
(hyponym) lift
(entail) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) excavation, digging
3. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
(synonym) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
(hypernym) work, do work
4. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
(synonym) excavate, hollow
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) drive
(derivation) excavation, archeological site
5. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
(synonym) jab, prod, stab, poke
(hypernym) thrust
(derivation) jab
6. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
(synonym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) figure
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dig
v.
hloubit; kopat; důkladně prostudovat co; sáhnout hluboko do kapsy; vzepřít se; zaříznout se; zabořit (co do čeho); zarýt (co do čeho); vyhrabat koho/co (z čeho); vyštrachat co; vykopat co; rozkopat co
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dig
Czas.
kopać; dawać (z siebie) jak najwięcej; uparcie odmawiać zrobienia czegoś; wbijać się/coś w coś; obcierać; odkopywać coś (z czegoś); wydobywać kogoś/coś (z czegoś); wygrzebywać/wyszperać coś; wykopywać/odkopywać coś; rozkopywać; wygrzebywać coś
