Synonyms for dug
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : duhg |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒg |
Top 10 synonyms for dug Other synonyms for the word dug
- accept
- appreciate
- apprehend
- break up
- bring to light
- cat
- channel
- come across
- come up with
- comprehend
- concave
- deepen
- depress
- dig down
- drive
- excavate
- exhume
- expose
- extricate
- find
- follow
- fork out
- go for
- go into
- gouge
- grasp
- groove
- grub
- harvest
- hoe
- inquire
- investigate
- jab
- jog
- look into
- love
- mind
- mine
- nudge
- penetrate
- pierce
- pit
- plunge
- poke
- probe
- prod
- produce
- prospect
- punch
- quarry
- ram
- recognize
- relish
- research
- retrieve
- root
- root out
- rout
- sap
- scoop
- scoop out
- search
- search high and low
- see
- shake down
- shovel
- sift
- sink
- spade
- stab
- stick
- take
- take in
- till
- tunnel
- turn inside out
- turn over
- turn upside down
- uncover
- undermine
- understand
- unearth
Définition of dug
Origin :- "animal nipple," or, contemptuously, "the human female breast," 1520s, origin obscure, related to Swedish dagga, Danish dægge "to suckle."
- verb delve into; hollow out
- verb thrust object into
- verb investigate; discover
- verb enjoy, like
- verb understand
- He dug a hole and he covered it with branches and leaves and a little grass.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Trenches were dug round the hut and tent, so that they must have had rain.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Robert went out into the garden, and dug some worms for bait.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Then we splintered the hot stone by throwing water on it, and dug out the splinters.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- She gnashed her white tusks, and dug into the sand with her brazen claws.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- They are made by the ashes that have been dug out by the excavators and piled here.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- Then the excavators ran to that place and dug with their own hands.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- He dug up with his hands more than ten square feet of ground.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- He was also buried in a coffin, or, at least, dug up in one.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- "I'm going fishing," declared Bart, as he dug some worms and put them in a can.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
Antonyms for dug
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