n. the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"

n. the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

n. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

n. 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"

n. consulting software company

v. create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

v. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

n. an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

n. the act of scandalizing

n. a mistake resulting from inattention

n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

n. a cry expressing disapproval

n. showing your contempt by derision

n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

n. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

v. remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

v. remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"

v. take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

v. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"

v. cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"

v. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

v. cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall

v. force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes"

v. to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

v. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"

v. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

v. pierce with a spear; "spear fish"

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

v. make a thrusting forward movement

v. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

v. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

v. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

v. walk without lifting the feet

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

v. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

v. wander from a direct or straight course

v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

v. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

v. gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

v. convert into cash; of goods and property

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

v. find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

v. eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

v. dig out from underneath earth or snow

v. enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"