Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of excavating, especially with spade or shovel, or, in general, with simple tools and without the aid of blasting.
- noun The act of undermining; plotting; manœuvering.
- noun plural That which is dug out.
- noun plural A region or locality where mining is carried on.
- noun plural Region; place; locality: as, business is dull in these diggings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or the place of digging or excavating.
- noun Recent Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained.
- noun Low Region; locality.
- noun a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
action performed by a person or thing thatdigs . - noun A place where
ore isdug , especially certain localities inCalifornia ,Australia , etc. wheregold is obtained. - noun archaic, colloquial
region ;locality - verb Present participle of
dig .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of digging
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Examples
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Rugborough match is to be played on next Saturday (tomorrow), and digging -- _digging_ -- I'll trouble you.
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If the media wants to be the fourth (albeit unelected) branch of government, I suggest it cultivate some sense of responsibility in "digging" for the truth.
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WSJ: A lot of musicians claim to never go back and listen to their old material, but you obviously took some joy in digging back into your archives for "Decoded."
Just Asking: Decoding Jay-Z John Jurgensen 2010
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My experience has shown that there are lots of articles, reviews and resources for the male golfer but deeper digging is necessary for the female golfer.
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How much energy will be used in digging the light rail tunnel between downtown Seattle and the U.W.?
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For those of you who are interested in digging deeper or conveniently listening to a message on your IPod or in your car, these audio messages and study guides will serve as a great support to the book.
"The Reason for God" Media Center Jesse Wisnewski 2009
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She did something useful in digging up some Klingon language books in Star Trek VI.
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The digging is for the last of my mother's cats, which ancient and oddly enough chose today to pass over to the heavyside layer.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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It can be placed around trees which are already there, so no cutting, chopping otherwise digging is necessary, simply click the 2 parts of the Treepot around it also top up with gravel.
Tree Bench 2009
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For those of you who are interested in digging deeper or conveniently listening to a message on your IPod or in your car, these audio messages and study guides will serve as a great support to the book.
Archive 2009-06-01 Jesse Wisnewski 2009
bilby commented on the word digging
This is Mister Beers;
And for forty-seven years
He's been digging in his garden like a miner.
He isn't planting seeds
Nor scratching up weeds,
He's trying to bore a tunnel down to China.
- Hugh Lofting, 'Mister Beers'.
November 30, 2008