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How to sign: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration";
See also: dig out, dig up, pitch in, excavate, dig in, turn up
Similiar / Same: delve, cut into, turn over
Categories: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Within this category: burrow, furrow, rout, shovel, spade, trowel
How to sign: remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite";
Similiar / Same: hollow, excavate
Categories: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Within this category: drive, trench
How to sign: poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs";
See also: intrude into, meddle with, horn in, poke into
Similiar / Same: jab, poke, prod, stab
Categories: thrust
How to sign: get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?";
Similiar / Same: get the picture, comprehend, savvy, apprehend, grasp, compass
Categories: understand
Within this category: catch on, digest, figure, intuit
How to sign: create by digging
"dig a hole"; "dig out a channel";
Similiar / Same: dig out
Categories: core out, hollow, hollow out
Within this category: dibble, lift, trench
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: barb, jibe, gibe, shaft, slam, shot
Within this category: cheap shot
