Dig

//dɪɡ//

Synonyms for "dig" (380 found)

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Related words (190)

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Verb(10 words)

labor labour moil poke prod savvy stab toil travail turn over

Noun(3 words)

shaft shot slam

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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

27 entries

comment core out creating by removal dent ding do work excavate gouge hollow hollow out input land site nick pull remark remove

Showing 16 of 27 words.

Synonyms

8 entries

di dig up excavate excavation get picture jab labor shot

Related terms

10 entries

DEG Im IrG Irr Sm cratedigger dE dSph digs infra dig

derived

33 entries

crate-dig dig a hole for oneself dig around dig box dig deep dig down dig for victory dig in dig in one's heels dig into dig on dig one's grave with a fork dig one's grave with a fork and spoon dig one's heels in dig one's own grave dig oneself in a hole

Showing 16 of 33 words.

entails

1 entries

remove

has context

9 entries

archeology dialect galaxy medicine mining slang uk us volleyball

is a

3 entries

dent site touch

manner of

3 entries

hollow remove thrust

related to

30 entries

archeological attack ball bed de defend defensive deg digoxin digs drill dsph earth excavation hole investigation

Showing 16 of 30 words.

Translations

260 translations across 116 languages.

'Are'are

1 entries

'eri verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Afrikaans

4 entries

opgrawing noun (archeological investigation)
delf verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
grawe verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
spit verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Albanian

1 entries

rrëmoj verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

σκάπτω verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ὀρύσσω verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Arabic

2 entries

حفر verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
حَفَرَ verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Aramaic

1 entries

ܚܦܪ verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Armenian

1 entries

փորել verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Aromanian

2 entries

arãm verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
sap verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Assamese

2 entries

খন্দা verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
খান্দা verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

eşmək verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
qazmaq verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Bangi

1 entries

tima verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Belarusian

2 entries

выкапаць verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
капа́ць verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

खोदल verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Bulgarian

4 entries

разкопки noun (archeological investigation)
изкопавам verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
копая verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
разкопавам verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Burmese

1 entries

တူး verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Buryat

1 entries

малтаха verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Catalan

3 entries

excavació noun (archeological investigation)
cavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
excavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

کوڵاندن verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
کوڵین verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ھەڵقەندن verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ھەڵکوڵین verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᎪᏍᎦ verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

挖 verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
挖掘 verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
掘 verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Czech

4 entries

brát verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)
kopat verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
rýt verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
žrát verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)

Danish

4 entries

udgravning noun (archeological investigation)
forstå verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)
grave verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kunne lide verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)

Dutch

3 entries

opgraving noun (archeological investigation)
delven verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
graven verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Esperanto

1 entries

fosi verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Even

1 entries

улдэй verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Evenki

1 entries

улэми verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Finnish

4 entries

kaivaukset noun (archeological investigation)
digata verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)
kaivaa verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kaivaa verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)

French

4 entries

fouille noun (archeological investigation)
creuser verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
excaver verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
kiffer verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)

Galician

3 entries

cavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
escaravellar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
escavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Georgian

4 entries

გათხრა noun (archeological investigation)
გათხრები noun (archeological investigation)
ექსკავაცია noun (archeological investigation)
ამოთხრა verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

German

3 entries

Ausgrabung noun (archeological investigation)
Grabung noun (archeological investigation)
graben verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Greek

2 entries

ανασκαφή noun (archeological investigation)
σκάβω verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Hebrew

2 entries

חפירות noun (archeological investigation)
חפר verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Hindi

1 entries

खोदना verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Hungarian

4 entries

bír verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)
kiás verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
túr verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
vág verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)

Icelandic

4 entries

uppgröftur noun (archeological investigation)
fíla verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)
grafa verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
skilja verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)

Ido

2 entries

exkavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kavigar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ilocano

1 entries

kali verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Indonesian

1 entries

gali verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ingrian

1 entries

kaivaa verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Irish

4 entries

bain verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
rómhair verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
tochail verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
tuig verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)

Italian

2 entries

scavi noun (archeological investigation)
scavare verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Japanese

1 entries

掘る verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Javanese

1 entries

dhudhuk verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Kalmyk

1 entries

малтх verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Kapampangan

1 entries

kulkul verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Kashubian

1 entries

kòpac verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries

hèu verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
thēu verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Korean

1 entries

파다 verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

казуу verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Latgalian

3 entries

best verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kast verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
rakt verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Latin

2 entries

cavō verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
fodiō verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Latvian

1 entries

rakt verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Lingala

2 entries

tima verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
timola verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Lithuanian

4 entries

iškasti verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
kasti verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kasti verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
rausti verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

ryś verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

gruewen verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Macedonian

1 entries

ко́па verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Malay

2 entries

gali verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
korek verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Maltese

1 entries

ħaffer verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡶᡝᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Mansaka

1 entries

kari verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Marathi

2 entries

खणणे verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
खोदणे verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Middle English

2 entries

delven verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
graven verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Mongolian

2 entries

малтах verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ухах verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Māori

4 entries

hahu verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
hauhake verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
houhou verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
huke verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)

Nanai

1 entries

хулэ verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Nepali

1 entries

खन्नु verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

utsimba verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Norman

3 entries

creuser verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
foui verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
fouoilli verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

North Frisian

2 entries

greew verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
greewe verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Norwegian

2 entries

digge verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)
grave verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Nyunga

1 entries

beena verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)

Occitan

2 entries

cavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
excavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Odia

1 entries

ଖୋଳିବା verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Old English

1 entries

delfan verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

قازمق verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Papiamentu

1 entries

koba verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Persian

1 entries

کندن verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Piedmontese

1 entries

vanghé verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Polish

4 entries

wykopalisko noun (archeological investigation)
kopać verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ryć verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
wykopać verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)

Portuguese

4 entries

escavação noun (archeological investigation)
cavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
cavar verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
curtir verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)

Quechua

2 entries

allay verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
haratay verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Rapa Nui

1 entries

karo verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Romagnol

1 entries

vanghêr verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Romanian

2 entries

excava verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
săpa verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Romansch

1 entries

stgavar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Russian

4 entries

раско́пки noun (archeological investigation)
вы́копать verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
вы́рыть verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
выка́пывать verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Sanskrit

1 entries

खनति verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cladhaich verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kopati verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
riti verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
копати verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
рити verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Shor

1 entries

қазарға verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Slovak

2 entries

kopať verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ryť verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Slovene

3 entries

izkop noun (archeological investigation)
kopati verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ríti verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Somali

1 entries

qodid verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Spanish

4 entries

excavación noun (archeological investigation)
ahondar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
ahoyar verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
caer bien verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)

Sundanese

1 entries

kali verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Swedish

4 entries

utgrävning noun (archeological investigation)
digga verb (slang: to appreciate, or like)
gräva verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
vara med verb (slang: to understand or show interest in)

Tagalog

3 entries

dukalin verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
hukayin verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
maghukay verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Tamil

2 entries

தோண்டு verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
நோண்டு verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Tausug

1 entries

kali verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Tetum

1 entries

ke'e verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Thai

1 entries

ขุด verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Tocharian B

1 entries

rāp verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Turkish

2 entries

kazı noun (archeological investigation)
kazmak verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ви́копати verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
ви́рити verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
вико́пувати verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)
вирива́ти verb (get by digging, take up from the ground)

Urdu

1 entries

کھودنا verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Vietnamese

2 entries

bới verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
đào verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Welsh

2 entries

cloddio verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
palu verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

White Hmong

1 entries

khawb verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Yakut

1 entries

хас verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Yiddish

1 entries

גראָבן verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Zazaki

2 entries

kenden verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
kenen verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Zealandic

2 entries

delve verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
graeve verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Zulu

1 entries

mba verb (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

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Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.

Source: tatoeba (24523)

Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.

Source: tatoeba (27875)

On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.

Source: tatoeba (29877)

Dig in your homework now.

Source: tatoeba (54091)

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Dig

Synonyms for "dig" (380 found)

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Translations

'Are'are

Afrikaans

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Aramaic

Armenian

Aromanian

Assamese

Azerbaijani

Bangi

Belarusian

Bhojpuri

Bulgarian

Burmese

Buryat

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Cherokee

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Even

Evenki

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Ilocano

Indonesian

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kalmyk

Kapampangan

Kashubian

Khiamniungan Naga

Korean

Kyrgyz

Latgalian

Latin

Latvian

Lingala

Lithuanian

Lower Sorbian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malay

Maltese

Manchu

Mansaka

Marathi