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dig
[dɪg] past tense & past participle dug , continuous -ging
⬦ transitive verb 1 [hole - with spade] cavar; [- with hands, paws] furgar, burxar. 2 [garden] cavar en; [mine] excavar; to dig one's own grave cavar-se la seva pròpia tomba. 3 [press] : to dig something into clavar o enfonsar alguna cosa en; to dig (up) (the) dirt on somebody treure els draps bruts d?algú.
⬦ intransitive verb 1 [with spade] cavar; [with hands, paws] burxar; to dig deep into one's pockets donar diners, gratar-se la butxaca. 2 [press] : to dig into clavar-se o enfonsar-se en.
⬦ noun 1 figurative [unkind remark] pulla feminine . 2 archeology excavació feminine .
⬥ dig in
intransitive verb començar a menjar, atrinxerar-se.
⬥ dig out
separable transitive verb 1 [rescue] desenterrar, treure. 2 informal use [find - out letter] rescatar, desempolsar; [- out information] extraure.
⬥ dig up
separable transitive verb [gen] desenterrar; [tree] arrancar.
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