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Collocations for dig - noun

1. (esp. BrE) small push

ADJECTIVE

sharp

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VERB + dig

give
She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
feel, get

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PHRASES

a dig in the ribs

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2. critical remark

ADJECTIVE

little
sly (esp. BrE)
I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.

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VERB + dig

get in, have, make, take (AmE)

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PREPOSITION

dig about
dig at
They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.

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3. in the ground

ADJECTIVE

archaeological

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VERB + dig

go on
I went on a dig over the summer.

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dig + VERB

reveal sth
The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.

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Collocations for dig - verb

ADVERB

deep, deeply
We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots.
down

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PREPOSITION

for
They were digging for buried treasure.
into
I could feel the teeth dig into my skin.
He was unwilling to dig into Sylvia's past. (figurative)
through
We found ourselves digging through solid clay.

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Dig is used with these nouns as the subject:
mole

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Dig is used with these nouns as the object:
canal, claw, dirt, ditch, foundation, garden, grave, hole, nail, pit, pond, shaft, soil, trench, tunnel, well

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