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dug [dʌg]

I . dig <dug; digging> [dıg] VB trans

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II . dig <dug; digging> [dıg] VB intr

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III . dig <dug; digging> [dıg] N

dig <dug; digging> [dıg]

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Trenches have often been dug for military defensive purposes.
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Les heard that cash was being offered for cobbles, but when he dug one up, he dropped it on his toe.
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Plant out seedlings of sweetcorn into well-prepared soil that has lots of compost dug into it.
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For winter sports such as freestyle skiing and snowboarding, a half-pipe can be dug out of the ground or snow perhaps combined with snow buildup.
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The tunnel dug at the bottom follows the vein and is just big enough for a man.
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There are dozens dead and injured and bodies are still being dug out from the wreckage.
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They cut out the branches that brought forth evil fruit and burnt them, and pruned and nourished the trees, and dug the ground.
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Some clay deposits found in the process of exploring caves exhibit thixotropism: an initially solid-seeming mudbank will turn soupy and yield up moisture when dug into or otherwise disturbed.
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Reindeer hunters dug systems of pits to catch their pray and these can still be seen.
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Researchers later discovered that this public well had been dug only three feet from an old cesspit, which had begun to leak fecal bacteria.
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