Collocations for dig - noun
1. hard push
ADJ.
sharp
VERB + DIG
give
She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
feel, get
PHRASES
a dig in the ribs
2. critical remark
ADJ.
little | sly
I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.
I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.
VERB + DIG
get in, have, make
PREP.
~ about, ~ at
They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.
They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.
3. in the ground
ADJ.
archaeological
VERB + DIG
go on
I went on an archaeological dig over the summer.
I went on an archaeological dig over the summer.
DIG + VERB
reveal sth
The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.
The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.