Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibean 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” (n)diga small gouge (as in the cover of a book)“the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover” (n)excavation, digging, digthe act of digging“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton” (n)dig, jabthe act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow“she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs” Verbs
(v)dig, dig outcreate by digging“dig a hole”,
“dig out a channel” (v)dig, dig up, dig outremove, harvest, or recover by digging“dig salt”,
“dig coal” (v)digthrust down or into“dig the oars into the water”,
“dig your foot into the floor” (v)excavate, dig, hollowremove the inner part or the core of“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”