The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - dig v.

1) excavate, burrow, gouge, scoop, hollow out; tunnel: He dug a hole in which to set the post. 2) nudge, thrust, stab, jab, plunge, force, prod, poke: I dug my spurs into my horse and rode off. He kept digging me in the ribs with his finger. 3) appreciate, enjoy, like, understand: They really dig the jazz of the big-band era. 4) notice, note, look at, regard: Hey, man, dig that crazy gear! 5 dig into. probe (into) , delve into, go deeply into, explore, look into, research, study: We dug into many books of forgotten lore to find the words of the magic spell. 6) dig out or up. unearth, disinter, exhume, bring up, find, obtain, extract, ferret out, winkle out, discover, bring to light, expose, dredge up, extricate, come up with, Australian fossick: I dug out an old book on witchcraft. She has dug up some interesting information about your friend Glover. --n. 7) thrust, poke, jab, stab, nudge: She playfully gave him a dig in the ribs. 8) insult, insinuation, gibe, slur; taunt, jeer; Colloq slap (in the face) , wisecrack, crack, US low blow: Referring to him as a Dartmoor graduate was a nasty dig.