the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" पर्याय: jab,
the act of digging; "there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" पर्याय: excavation, digging,
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" पर्याय: shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe,
the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" पर्याय: excavation, archeological site,