Definitions
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
Word origin
From Middle English diggen (“to dig”, 13th c.), an alteration of dīken, from Old English dīcian (“to dig a ditch, mound up earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, which see for cognates. This verb is denominal from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool, puddle; dyke, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stab, dig”).
Used in a sentence
“They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.”
“In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.”
“If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Shovel action”3 letters
02“Shovel into soil”3 letters
03“Use a shovel”3 letters
04“Understand, slang”3 letters
05“Excavate”3 letters
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