Definitions

dug

[duhg] / dʌg /

VERB

delve into; hollow out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

break up concave dig down fork out root out scoop out turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bury cover exit fill withdraw

STRONG

increase strengthen

WEAK

dislike misunderstand not get

VERB

thrust object into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gouge poke punch sink stick

STRONG

drive jab jog nudge plunge prod ram stab

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade repress

WEAK

dislike fill misunderstand not get

VERB

investigate; discover

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 dig down look into search high and low shake down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONG

cover

WEAK

dislike fill misunderstand not get

VERB

enjoy, like

Synonyms

STRONG

appreciate follow groove love mind relish understand

WEAK

go for

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike disregard hate misunderstand neglect scorn

WEAK

fill not get

VERB

understand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch see

STRONG

accept apprehend comprehend follow grasp recognize take

WEAK

take in

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid disallow lose misunderstand not get refuse reject

WEAK

dislike fill

Example Sentences

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A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur, twice the size of a tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified up by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

For my part, I’ll say I really dug the surprising degree of intimacy in the performance footage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

To make his global-reshaping point, Kim dug into an explanation of the so-called AI stack.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

New Zealand Army Capt. Will Hutchinson, whose country is also boosting defense spending, said the scale of the drill and the way the troops were dug in on the beach were new for his soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Red dug her heel into my foot, but her granny’s mouth twitched into half a smile.

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