Definitions for dug

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dug dug

Spelling: [duhg]

IPA: /dʌg/

Dug is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 13 anagrams from letters in dug (dgu).

Definitions for dug

noun

1. the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
2. thrust; poke:
3. a cutting, sarcastic remark.
4. an archaeological site undergoing excavation.
5. digs, Informal. living quarters; lodgings.

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .

Verb phrases

1. dig in, to dig trenches, as in order to defend a position in battle. to maintain one's opinion or position. to start eating.
2. dig into, Informal. to attack, work, or apply oneself voraciously, vigorously, or energetically:
3. dig out, to remove earth or debris from by digging. to hollow out by digging. to find by searching:
4. dig up, to discover in the course of digging. to locate; find:

verb (used with object)

1. to break up, turn over, or loosen (earth, sand, etc.), as with a shovel, spade, or bulldozer (often followed by up).
2. to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.
3. to unearth, obtain, or remove by digging (often followed by up or out).
4. to find or discover by effort or search.
5. to poke, thrust, or force (usually followed by in or into):
6. to understand:
7. to take notice of:
8. to like, love, or enjoy:

verb (used without object)

1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
2. to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning over material:

Origin of dug

1520-30; origin obscure; perhaps Germanic base akin to Danish dægge, Norwegian degge, Swedish dägga to suckle

Examples for dug

Trenches were dug round the hut and tent, so that they must have had rain.

She gnashed her white tusks, and dug into the sand with her brazen claws.

Then we splintered the hot stone by throwing water on it, and dug out the splinters.

The second outing, “The Junior Professor Solution,” dug deeper into the same theme.

He dug a hole and he covered it with branches and leaves and a little grass.

When I dug around, I discovered that their creation is surprisingly simple.

Following a storm of criticism, Franck dug in on the comparison in two further posts.

Robert went out into the garden, and dug some worms for bait.

And in Italy, the 16th-century body of an old woman was dug up in 2006 with a brick in her mouth.

Occasionally someone climbed over it or crashed through it or dug under it, or made himself a glider and flew through it.