dig

Noun

dig (plural digs)

1. An archeological investigation

Synonyms:

1. excavation

3 letters in word "dig": D G I.

Anagrams of dig:

• gid

Words found within dig:

di gi id

• Definitions:
• turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" labor: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" shot: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover" excavate: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" excavation: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" grok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
• DiG! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Ondi Timoner, Vasco Nunes and David Timoner. ...
• "Dig" will be the second single released by American alternative rock band Incubus from their sixth studio album Light Grenades (2006). The band wants fans to help create the music video for the song and they have started a contest called "I Dig Incubus". ...
• "Dig" is the first single from Mudvayne's 2000 album L.D. 50. The song features innovative playing by Ryan Martinie (bass) and Matthew McDonough (drums); the latter puts his double-bass pedal to good use on this track. The song won the first ever MTV2 Award in 2001. ...
• Dig is the debut album by the Canadian alternative rock band I Mother Earth, released by Capitol and EMI on August 10, 1993. It went Gold in Canada in its initial run, and today stands at Double Platinum in Canada. It also won a Juno Award in 1994 for Best Hard Rock album.
• Dig is a jazz album recorded by Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1993 and released on the Nippon Crown record label.
• A defensive move in which both arms are placed together in an attempt to bounce a hard-hit ball up into the air.
• The act of fielding hard-hit ball successfully, usually a spike or block, to regain control. Eg. The dig by Thailand came at a crucial point in the game.
• Domain Internet Groper. DIG is a Unix-based program that allows users to learn information from a DNS site.
• to break up or move around with a tool
• Using the forearms to pass the ball making a sturdy platform from which the ball rebounds. The dig is usually the first contact by a team when receiving serve and it is also used in defence.
• Similar to nslookup. Another command line tool for querying DNS servers. Somewhat unwieldy, bundled with BIND. Like all Unix terms, dig is case sensitive and must always be used in lower case.
• To touch the ball or heel of the free foot to the floor with a strong emphasis.
• Passing a spiked or hard hit ball. It is called a dig, because an attacked ball is often received close to the floor. Since these balls travel very quickly, players must be set in their defensive positions. ...
• the act of retrieving an attacked ball; awarded when a player successfully passes a ball that has been attacked by the opponent; sometimes called an "up" as in "great up, dude!"
• Using a forearm or hand pass to play a ball that is in a low movement zone as a result of a hard hit attack.
• To attempt to win possession of the puck in the corners of the rink.
• comes from Wolof deg or dega, meaning "to understand/appreciate".
• Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of passing an attacked ball close to the floor.

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