{
    "term": "dig",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "dig",
            "heSheIt": "digs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "dug",
        "pastParticiple": "dug",
        "ingForm": "digging"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine",
            "sensetop": "dig + adv./prep.dig for somethingdig somethingdig something + adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I think I'll **do some digging** in the garden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing.",
                    "contextForm": "dig + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We could only dig down a few feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to dig for gold/treasure",
                    "contextForm": "dig for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **dig a hole/trench/grave**",
                    "contextForm": "dig something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been digging the garden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had obviously dug special tunnels beneath the city.",
                    "contextForm": "dig something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The present entrance was dug through the soft limestone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were digging for buried treasure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We found ourselves digging through solid clay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a freshly dug grave"
                },
                {
                    "text": "digging the foundations of a new hotel"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Gardens"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deep", "deeply", "down"],
                "preposition": ["for", "into", "through"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to remove something from the ground with a tool",
            "sensetop": "dig something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll dig some potatoes for lunch."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to search in something in order to find an object in something",
            "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I dug around in my bag for a pen."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to approve of or like something very much",
            "sensetop": "dig something",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to search for information in a careful and detailed way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You'll need to dig deep into the records to find the figures you want."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to try hard to provide the money, equipment, etc. that is needed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're asking you to dig deep for the earthquake victims."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to discover and reveal information about somebody that could damage them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They hired private investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has come to dig the dirt on her old rival."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They dug in their heels and would not lower the price."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to spend a lot of your own money on something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to push your finger or your elbow into somebody’s side, especially to attract their attention",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something that will have very harmful results for you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪɡ/",
                "audio": "di/dig/dig__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪɡz/",
                "audio": "di/dig/digs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʌɡ/",
                "audio": "du/dig/dug__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdɪɡɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dig/digging__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪɡ/",
                "audio": "di/dig/dig__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪɡz/",
                "audio": "di/dig/digs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʌɡ/",
                "audio": "du/dig/dug__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdɪɡɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dig/digging__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’."
}