Digs
/dɪɡz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Digs
noun
- An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
- A plodding and laborious student.
- A thrust; a poke.
"He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke."
- A tool for digging.
- A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
verb
- To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
"If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground."
- To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
"to dig potatoes"
- To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
- To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
- To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
"to dig out the facts"
verb
- To understand or show interest in.
"You dig?"
- To appreciate, or like.
"Baby, I dig you."
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