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1 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) prekopati2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) (iz)kopati3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) suniti2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) sunek; zbadljivka- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *I [dig]transitive verb & intransitive verbkopati, izkopati, (iz)dolbsti; riti; suniti; raziskovati, preučevati; American slang vneto delati, guliti seto dig at s.o — zbadati kogato dig a pit for s.o. — kopati komu jamo, grobII [dig]nounkopanje; arheološko izkopavanje; American slang garanje, guljenje; sunek; figuratively zbadanje, posmeh; American slang guležto have a dig at — nekaj poskusiti; zbadljivo o kom pisati ali govoriti -
2 rib
[rib]1) (any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.) rebro2) (one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.) rebro3) (a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.) rebro4) (any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.) rebro•- ribbed- ribbing* * *I [rib]nounrebro; rebrce, žila (v listu); humorously žena, "boljša polovica"dig (poke) in the ribs colloquially sunek v (pod) rebrato poke s.o. in the ribs — dregniti koga v rebra, figuratively s tako kretnjo šaljivo pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto smite s.o. under the fifth rib — zabosti koga, zasaditi komu nož med rebraII [rib]transitive verbojačiti, okrepiti z rebri; agronomy na pol orati; slang nagajati, dražiti, rogati se, zasmehovati (koga)
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dig someone in the ribs — phrase to push someone with your elbow because you want to get their attention Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: dig … Useful english dictionary
dig somebody in the ribs — dig sb in the ˈribs idiom to push your finger or your elbow into sb s side, especially to attract their attention Main entry: ↑digidiom … Useful english dictionary
dig someone in the ribs — to push someone with your elbow because you want to get their attention … English dictionary
dig — I n. (colloq.) excavation 1) to go on a dig 2) an archeological dig poke 3) to give smb. a dig (in the ribs) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to dig for ( to search for ) (to dig for gold) 2) (d; intr.) ( to delve ) to dig into (to dig into a report) 3) (d;… … Combinatory dictionary
dig — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) small push ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp VERB + DIG ▪ give ▪ She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs. ▪ feel … Collocations dictionary
dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the heavy clay soil Syn: turn over, work, break up; till, harrow, plow, shovel 2) he took a spade and dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out … Thesaurus of popular words
dig — 1. verb 1) she began to dig the soil Syn: turn over, work, break up 2) he dug a hole Syn: excavate, dig out, quarry, hollow out, scoop out, bore, burrow, mine … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
dig — dig1 /dig/, v., dug or (Archaic) digged, digging, n. v.i. 1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation. 2. to make one s way or work by or as by removing or turning over… … Universalium
dig — I [[t]dɪg[/t]] v. dug, dig•ging, 1) to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation 2) to make one s way or work by or as if by removing or turning over material: to dig through … From formal English to slang
dig — v. & n. v. (digging; past and past part. dug) 1 intr. break up and remove or turn over soil, ground, etc., with a tool, one s hands, (of an animal) claws, etc. 2 tr. a break up and displace (the ground etc.) in this way. b (foll. by up) break up… … Useful english dictionary
