Tra từ dig - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dig [dig digs dug digging] verb, noun BrE [dɪɡ] NAmE [dɪɡ]
verb (dig·ging, dug, dugBrE [dʌɡ] ; NAmE [dʌɡ] )
1. intransitive, transitive to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine
•~ (for sth) to dig for coal/gold/Roman remains
• They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing.
• I think I'll do some digging in the garden.
•~ sth to dig a ditch/grave/hole/tunnel
• (BrE)I've been digging the garden.
2. transitive ~ sth to remove sth from the ground with a tool
•I'll dig some potatoes for lunch.
3. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to search in sth in order to find an object in sth
•I dug around in my bag for a pen.
4. transitive ~ sth (old-fashioned, slang)to approve of or like sth very much
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.

Example Bank:
•He was unwilling to dig into Sylvia's past.
•I could feel the teeth dig into my skin.
•I spent the afternoon digging the garden.
•They were digging for buried treasure.
•We found ourselves digging through solid clay.
•We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots.
•a freshly dug grave
•digging the foundations of a new hotel
Idioms: ↑dig a grave for yourself ▪ ↑dig deep ▪ dig in your pocket/savings ▪ ↑dig somebody in the ribs ▪ ↑dig your own grave ▪ ↑dig your toes in ▪ ↑dig yourself into a hole
Derived: ↑dig in ▪ ↑dig into something ▪ ↑dig somebody out ▪ ↑dig something in ▪ ↑dig something into something ▪ ↑dig something over ▪ ↑dig something up ▪ ↑dig yourself in

noun
see also ↑digs
1. a small push with your finger or elbow
•She gave him a dig in the ribs.
2. ~ (at sb/sth) a remark that is intended to annoy or upset sb
•He kept making sly little digs at me.
•to have a dig at sb/sth
3. an occasion when an organized group of people dig in the ground to discover old buildings or objects, in order to find out more about their history
Syn: ↑excavation
•to go on a dig
•an archaeological dig

Word Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.

Example Bank:
•I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.
•I shared digs with him for two years.
•I went on a dig over the summer.
•It's difficult to get digs in Manchester because there are so many students.
•She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
•The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.
•They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.