dug

verb

Definition of dugnext
past tense of dig
1
as in excavated
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool

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2
as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in I really dig bluegrass music

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3
as in knew
to have a clear idea of can you dig what I'm saying?

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4
as in poked
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object every time I slowed down, he'd dig me in the ribs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug
  1. excavated
  2. enjoyed
  3. poked
  4. understood
  5. stabbed
  6. punched
  7. saw
  8. spurred
Verb
  • Eventually, there are revelations about the atrocities at Nickel; the grounds are excavated, and human remains discovered.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
  • According to their recent study published in the Journal of Ancient History and Archeology, the book-sized artifact excavated in 2021 features 60 etched symbols, 39 of which differ from one another.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of excavated
Verb
  • Both designer and client enjoyed surprising each other throughout the process.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As art curators and tastemakers gathered at a grazing station chock full of food from Lev NYC and enjoyed glasses of Moët & Chandon, Martin, the founder of maximalist fashion and lifestyle brand La DoubleJ, was doing the rounds.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of enjoyed
Verb
  • Throughout the special, the comedian poked fun at the uncomfortable parts of recovery — from full-body baths to grueling physical therapy — with irreverent charm.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Some students, Adams said, may not have understood why Pepperdine had developed a shelter-in-place policy.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • And yet Bloom’s quaint, daydreamy reactions are prompted by what, in Joyce’s time, was understood to be a new and overwhelming urban modernity, a kind of attentional bombardment.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of understood
Verb
  • After his arrest in 1985, he was convicted of 13 murders, with his victims having been bludgeoned with hammers, stabbed or shot.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • She had been beaten, raped and stabbed.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In Nickel, sucker-punched and knocked out by a bigger kid, Elwood receives the same standard and brutal punishment as his assailant.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • The 600-pound statue was stolen in October, sawed off above the feet, and then found by police, according to the AP.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Gibbs hastily sawed off his leg cast, and was seen some time later taking the long-range shot that painted Pedro’s truck window with brain matter.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The weakness in the economy had spurred calls for lower rates, including from senior government officials.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So far, however, Chinese authorities have focused on upgrading the export-reliant manufacturing sector instead, with remarkable success in electric vehicles, solar energy and batteries that has spurred pushback from key trade partners.
    Reuters, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of spurred
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