æ.pɹiˈhɛnd kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd dɪɡ dɪɡ

ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ) dɹʌdʒ ˈɛk.skə.veɪt ɡɹɑːsp ɡɹæsp ˈɡɹaɪnd ˈɡɹɒk ˈɡɹɑk dʒæb dʒæb ˈleɪ.bɚ ˈleɪ.bə ˈleɪ.bɚ ˈpoʊ.keɪ pɹɒd pɹɑd ˈsæ.vi ʃɑːft ʃæft tɔɪl the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs get the meaning of something Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? the act of digging there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton poke or thrust abruptly he jabbed his finger into her ribs turn up, loosen, or remove earth Dig we must turn over the soil for aeration remove the inner part or the core of the mining company wants to excavate the hillside create by digging dig a hole dig out a channel thrust down or into dig the oars into the water dig your foot into the floor remove, harvest, or recover by digging dig salt dig coal work hard She was digging away at her math homework Lexicographers drudge all day long a small gouge (as in the cover of a book) the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover 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 the site of an archeological exploration they set up camp next to the dig