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dig

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The meaning (definition) of the word dig

to scoop up dirt with a tool or your hands

The word dig used in a sentence

The rabbit likes to dig holes in the soft garden dirt.

Words that mean the same as dig (synonyms)

scoopshovelburrow

Words that mean the opposite of dig (antonyms)

fillcover

How the word dig is said around the world

Frenchcreuser (krerzay)
Spanishexcavar (aykskahvahr)
Mandarin (wā)
Hindiखोदना (kohdnah)
Arabicحفر (hahfr)
Russianкопать (kopat')
Portuguese (EU)escavação (shkuhvuhsuhnuun)
Portuguese (BR)escavação (ayskahvahsuhnuun)
Japanese掘る (horu)
Germangraben (grahbuhn)
Urduکھودنا (kohdnah)
Punjabiਖੋਦੋ (kohdoh)
Korean파기 (pagi)
Hebrewלַחפּוֹר (lahkhpohr)
Greekσκάβω (skabo)
Dutchgraven (ghrahvuhn)
Tagalogmaghukay (mahghookahy)
Vietnameseđào (dow)
Turkishkazmak (kahzmahk)
Persianحفاری (hahffahree)
Polishkopać (kawpahch)
Ukrainianкопати (kopaty)
Bengaliখনন করুন (kawnawn kohroon)
Swedishgräva (grairvah)
Italianscavare (skahvahray)

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