dig down

VERB

dig

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bore bulldoze burrow clean discover dredge drill enter excavate exhume go into gouge harvest penetrate scoop search shovel sift uncover unearth

STRONG

channel deepen depress drive grub hoe investigate mine pierce pit probe produce quarry root rout sap spade till tunnel undermine

WEAK

break up concave fork out root out scoop out turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bury cover fill

VERB

dig

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delve find go into retrieve search sift uncover unearth

STRONG

expose extricate inquire probe prospect research root

WEAK

bring to light come across come up with look into search high and low shake down turn inside out turn upside down

Example Sentences

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Eventually its offspring will hatch and fall from their perch into the soil, where they will dig down and spend most of their lives.

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

Nobody wants to play the defending champs in a Game 7 on their home floor, so James and his teammates must dig down deep and attempt to close out the series at home.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

They also said that tree roots, pipes, cisterns or other buried objects made it impossible in some cases to dig down 18 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

First Nations would "really dig down and push their cases through and your landscape of BC will change," Dr Christie said.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

Frederick and Bruno once tried to dig down to their hoard but gave up after they dug twelve feet and still couldn’t see a thing.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

dig down

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