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  • 101dig something out/up — bring out or discover something after a search. → dig …

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  • 102Out of the Silent Planet — This article is about the novel. For the Iron Maiden song, see Out of the Silent Planet (song). For the King s X album, see Out of the Silent Planet (album). Out of the Silent Planet   …

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  • 103dig — [13] The origins of dig are not altogether clear. It does not appear to have existed in Old English, although it has been speculated that there was an Old English verb *dīcigian, never recorded, derived from dīc ‘ditch’ (the standard Old English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 104dig around — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms dig around : present tense I/you/we/they dig around he/she/it digs around present participle digging around past tense dug around past participle dug around 1) to try to find something inside a place or… …

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  • 105dig — [13] The origins of dig are not altogether clear. It does not appear to have existed in Old English, although it has been speculated that there was an Old English verb *dīcigian, never recorded, derived from dīc ‘ditch’ (the standard Old English… …

    Word origins

  • 106dig — 1. verb /dɪɡ/ a) To move hard packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc. They dug an eight foot deep ditch along the side of the road. b) To research a particular… …

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  • 107dig the dirt — to try to find out bad things about someone in order to stop other people admiring them. No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the enemy. (often + on) …

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  • 108dig down — intransitive verb : to pay money out of one s own pocket the customers will not dig down for such entertainment …

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  • 109dig this out — (Slang) check this out (used by prisoners in prisons) …

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  • 110dig in — Synonyms and related words: arm, armor, armor plate, bank, barricade, battle, blockade, bulwark, castellate, crenellate, embattle, entrench, fence, fortify, garrison, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, hold fast, hold out, man, man the garrison …

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