Meanings (ES + gloss)
ahondar • ahoyar • cavar • escarbar • excavar
To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.
They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.
Phrases
crate-digdig a hole for oneselfdig arounddig deepdig downdig for victorydig indig in one's heelsdig intodig one's grave with a forkdig one's grave with a fork and spoondig one's heels indig one's own gravedig oneself in a holedig oneself into a holedig outdig out of a holedig overdig rounddig updig up dirtdig yourselfdiggablediggetydouble diggold-dighe who digs a pit for others falls in himselfmisdigredigunderdigundig
Meanings (ES + gloss)
llamar la atención • picar el interés
To understand.
McCord has blown. Mitchell has blown. No tap on my telephone / Halderman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, and Dean / It follows a pattern if you dig what I mean
You dig?
caer bien • simpatizar
To appreciate, or like.
Baby, I dig you.
«And dig her!» yelled Dean, pointing at another woman. «Oh, I love, love, love women! I think women are wonderful! I love women!»
Phrases