dig-creuser: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is dig? dig is creuser

What is creuser?

  • To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, spade, or snout, or with claws, paws or hands.

    Pour casser vers le haut, retournez, ou supprimer (terre ou sable, par exemple), comme avec une pelle, une bêche ou museau, ou avec les pinces, les pattes ou les mains.

  • To make or form by removing earth or other material: dig a trench; dug my way out of the snow.

    À faire ou à former en enlevant la terre ou autre matériaux : creuser une tranchée ; creusé mon moyen de sortir de la neige.

  • To prepare (soil) by loosening or cultivating.

    À préparer (sol) en desserrant ou cultiver.

  • To obtain or unearth by digging: dig coal out of a seam; dug potatoes from a field.

    Pour obtenir ou dénicher en creusant : creuser le charbon sur une couture ; pommes de terre creusé d'un champ.

  • To obtain or find by an action similar to digging: dug a dollar out of his pocket; dug the puck out of the corner.

    Pour obtenir ou trouver par une action similaire à creuser : creusé un dollar de sa poche ; creusé la rondelle du coin.

  • To learn or discover by careful research or investigation: dug up the evidence; dug out the real facts.

    Pour apprendre ou découvrir par une recherche approfondie ou enquête : déterré de la preuve ; creusé les vrais faits.

  • To force down and into something; thrust: dug his foot in the ground.
  • To poke or prod: dug me in the ribs.
  • Sports To strike or redirect (a ball) just before it hits the ground, as in tennis or volleyball.
  • Slang To understand fully: Do you dig what I mean?
  • Slang To like, enjoy, or appreciate: "They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for them” ( Louis Armstrong).
  • Slang To take notice of: Dig that wild outfit.
  • To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
  • To make one's way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material: dug through the files.
  • Slang To have understanding: Do you dig?
  • A poke or thrust: a sharp dig in the ribs.
  • A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.
  • An archaeological excavation.
  • Sports An act or an instance of digging a ball.
  • Lodgings.
  • dig in To dig trenches for protection.
  • dig in To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
  • dig in To begin to work intensively.
  • dig in To begin to eat heartily.
  • dig in (one's) heels To resist opposition stubbornly; refuse to yield or compromise.

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