Found 4 items, similar to digging.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: digging penggalian
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: dig bergaung, cebak, gali, gerai, mencungkil, menggali, penggalian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: digging digging n : the act of digging; “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton” [syn: excavation, dig] dig n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; “they set up camp next to the dig” [syn: excavation, archeological site] 2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'“; ”she threw shafts of sarcasm“; ”she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe] 3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); “the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover” 4: the act of digging; “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton” [syn: excavation, digging] 5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; “she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs” [syn: jab] [also: dug, digging] dig v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; “Dig we must”; “turn over the soil for aeration” [syn: delve, cut into, turn over ] 2: create by digging; “dig a hole”; “dig out a channel” [syn: dig out ] 3: work hard; “She was digging away at her math homework”; “Lexicographers drudge all day long” [syn: labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil] 4: remove the inner part or the core of; “the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite” [syn: excavate, hollow] 5: poke or thrust abruptly; “he jabbed his finger into her ribs” [syn: jab, prod, stab, poke] 6: get the meaning of something; “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?” [syn: get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend] [also: dug, digging] digging See dig
English → English (gcide) Definition: Digging Dig \Dig\ (d[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dug (d[u^]g) or Digged (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Digging. -- Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen (see Dike, Ditch); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to E. 1st dag. [root]67.] 1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade. [1913 Webster] Be first to dig the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold. [1913 Webster] 3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well. [1913 Webster] 4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] You should have seen children . . . dig and push their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them: Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear pearls. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] 5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam. [Colloq.] [PJC] To dig down, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as, to dig down a wall. To dig from, To dig out of, To dig out, To dig up, to get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes. To dig in, (a) to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure. (b) To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance; -- used of warfare or negotiating situations. to dig in one's heels To offer stubborn resistance. [1913 Webster +PJC] Digging \Dig"ging\, n. 1. The act or the place of digging or excavating. Syn: excavation, dig. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained. [Recent] [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Region; locality. [Low] [1913 Webster] 4. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion). Syn: ransacking, rummage. [WordNet 1.5]