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[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grave2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) grave3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) puffe; skubbe2. 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).) hentydning; puf- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grave2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) grave3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) puffe; skubbe2. 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).) hentydning; puf- digger- dig out
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