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dig
Verb
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If you dig a hole, you make it bigger by removing material, usually using a shovel or your hands.
You will need to dig the hole larger than the roots of the tree you want to plant.
They've been digging for gold for months, but they haven't found a thing.
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If you dig somewhere for something, you look there for it.
He dug in his pocket for another ten cents.
After digging through the files, he finally found what he was looking for.
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If you dig something, you take it out of the ground, usually using a shovel.
Can you go out to the garden and dig some onions?
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If you dig up dirt on someone, you find hidden information that can hurt them.
Before the trial, they dug up a bunch of dirt on her.
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If you dig a hole for yourself, you make your own problems.
Mr. Bush has dug himself a hole that he can't get out of.
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If you dig something, you like it.
I really dig your new car.
dig
Noun
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A dig is a short negative comment about someone.
In a dig at the teacher, he said she's lucky to be right even once in a while.
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A dig is a place where people are digging.
There's a dig in the middle of the city where they found some old bones.
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Your digs is the room that you rent to live in.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.
new
Adjective
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If something is new, it is not old.
They had a new car.
In 1900, the idea was very new.
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If somebody is new, they are not experienced.
They hired a new worker.
fact
Noun
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A fact is something that is true.
That is not just my idea, it is a fact.
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A fact is a piece of information.
He collects little-known facts.