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dug

/dʌɡ/

dug around

dug back

dugpast participle

Used attributively to describe something that has been excavated or cut into the ground.

Translations

выкопанный

They inspected the freshly dug trench for structural integrity.

Они осмотрели свежевыкопанную траншею на прочность.

Additional translations

вырытый

Definitions

Excavated or formed by digging.

They inspected the freshly dug trench for structural integrity.

Synonyms

excavated

hollowed out

scooped out

dugnoun

dugs

/dʌɡ/

Translations

вымяустар., диал.; вымя самки млекопитающего

The farmer saw that the cow's dug was swollen and ready for milking.

Фермер увидел, что вымя коровы опухло и готово к дойке.

Additional translations

сосокустар., диал.; сосок вымени

грудьустар., разговорн.; о женской груди

Definitions

(archaic, dialect, slang) The udder or teat of a female mammal; a woman's breast.

The farmer saw that the cow's dug was swollen and ready for milking.

Synonyms

digverb

dug

Past Simple

dug

Past Simple

dug

Past Participle

digging

Gerund

/dɪɡ/

Translations

копать

I need to dig a hole for the new plant.

Мне нужно выкопать яму для нового растения.

рыть

The dog likes to dig in the garden.

Собака любит рыть в саду.

вкапывать

They will dig the fence posts into the ground.

Они вкопают столбы забора в землю.

Additional translations

перекапывать

разрыть

прокапывать

Definitions

To break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

The dog loves to dig in the garden.

To form a hole, cavity, or tunnel by removing material.

The workers will dig a tunnel through the mountain.

To search deeply and laboriously for information or an object.

She had to dig through old records to find the information she needed.

To like or appreciate something.

I really dig this new band; their music is amazing.

To poke or prod (someone or something) with a finger, elbow, or pointed object.

He dug his brother in the ribs to make him laugh.

Slang. To understand or grasp what someone is saying.

"Do you dig what I'm talking about?" she asked.

Synonyms

hollow out

dignoun

Definitions

An archaeological excavation site where researchers uncover artifacts and fossils.

The team spent several months at the dig, unearthing ancient pottery and tools.

A sarcastic or critical remark intended to hurt someone's feelings.

She couldn't resist making a dig about his outdated fashion sense.

A thrust or poke with a finger or pointed object.

He gave his friend a playful dig in the ribs to get his attention.

Informal, usually in plural digs: a place where someone lives; lodging or quarters.

After college, he moved into some modest digs in the city.

The act or process of removing earth with a tool or machine; an instance of digging.

One more dig with the shovel should loosen the post.

digadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of an archaeological excavation.

The dig team catalogued hundreds of artifacts.