dig at

dɪɡ æt

digging at, dug at

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Definition of dig at - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

excavationremove earth or material from a spot

He decided to dig at the garden for new plants.

excavate

scoop

criticism

criticize someone subtly or indirectly

She couldn't resist a dig at his new haircut.

belittle

criticize

disparage

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Expressions with dig at

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have a dig at

make a mocking remark about someone

She always has a dig at his cooking.

Expressions with dig

dig around

search for something by moving things around

She dug around in her bag for the keys.

dig down

remove earth to reach something below

They had to dig down to find the pipes.

dig in

start eating with enthusiasm

As soon as the food arrived, they all dug in.

dig into

start eating enthusiastically

He couldn't wait to dig into his steak..

dig out

find something by searching

She managed to dig out her old college photos from the box..

dig up

remove or recover by digging

Farmers dig up potatoes during harvest.

Examples of dig at in a sentence

Workers will dig at the construction area tomorrow.
He made a dig at her cooking skills during dinner.
The article took a dig at the politician's recent statements.

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French:creuser, lancer une pique à, ...
German:graben, einen Seitenhieb geben, ...
Italian:scavare, fare una frecciatina, ...
Spanish:excavar, lanzar una pulla a alguien, ...
Portuguese:cavar, dar uma alfinetada, ...
Chinese:挖土, 挖苦, ...
Japanese:掘る, 批判する, ...
Arabic:حَفَرَ, لَمَّحَ بِالنَّقْدِ, ...
Hebrew:לַחְפּוֹר, לַעֲקוֹץ, ...
Russian:копать, поддевать, ...
Ukrainian:копати, підколоти, ...
Hindi:खोदना, आलोचना करना, ...
Bengali:খোঁড়া, খোঁচা দিতে, ...
Catalan:cavar, fer una crítica subtil, ...
Czech:kopat, rýpnout si do někoho, ...
Danish:grave i, stikke til, ...
Dutch:graven, een sneer geven, ...
Greek:σκάβω, κάνω μια έμμεση κριτική, ...
Hungarian:ásni, odaszúrni valakinek, ...
Khmer:ជីកដី, ចំអកដោយប្រយោល, ...
Korean:파다, 은근히 비판하다, ...
Persian:کندن, طعنه زد, ...
Polish:kopać w, robić przytyki, ...
Portuguese (BR):cavar, alfinetar, ...
Romanian:a săpa, a a arunca săgeți, ...
Swedish:gräva i, ge en känga åt, ...
Thai:ขุด, แซะ, ...
Turkish:kazı yapmak, ince bir eleştiri yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:đào ở, chọc ngoáy, ...

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