Dig

, n. 1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See Dig, v. t., 4. [Colloq.]
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2. A plodding and laborious student. [Cant, U.S.]
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3. A tool for digging. [Dial. Eng.]
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4. An act of digging.
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5. An amount to be dug.
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6. (Mining) same as Gouge.
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7. a critical and sometimes sarcastic or insulting remark, but often good-humored; as, celebrities at a roast must suffer through countless digs.
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8. An archeological excavation site.
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