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Results for: "dig"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

dig — to move hard-packed earth out of the way
→ kopać impf
→ wykopywać impf
→ ryć impf
dig — archeological investigation
→ wykopalisko n

More translations:

dig
→ kopać
dig
→ szturchnąć
dig
→ kuksaniec, docinek

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. the site of an archeological exploration;
- Example: "they set up camp next to the dig"
[syn: dig, excavation, archeological site]

2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
- Example: "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
- Example: "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
- Example: "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
[syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]

3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book);
- Example: "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

4. the act of digging;
- Example: "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
[syn: excavation, digging, dig]

5. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow;
- Example: "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
[syn: dig, jab]


VERB (8)

1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth;
- Example: "Dig we must"
- Example: "turn over the soil for aeration"
[syn: dig, delve, cut into, turn over]

2. create by digging;
- Example: "dig a hole"
- Example: "dig out a channel"
[syn: dig, dig out]

3. work hard;
- Example: "She was digging away at her math homework"
- Example: "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
[syn: labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil]

4. remove, harvest, or recover by digging;
- Example: "dig salt"
- Example: "dig coal"
[syn: dig, dig up, dig out]

5. thrust down or into;
- Example: "dig the oars into the water"
- Example: "dig your foot into the floor"

6. remove the inner part or the core of;
- Example: "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
[syn: excavate, dig, hollow]

7. poke or thrust abruptly;
- Example: "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
[syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig]

8. get the meaning of something;
- Example: "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
[syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend]