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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entrench, dig inverb

    occupy a trench or secured area

    "The troops dug in for the night"

  2. pitch in, dig inverb

    eat heartily

    "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

Wiktionary

  1. dig inverb

    To begin eating.

  2. dig inverb

    To make a burst of hard work.

  3. dig inverb

    To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack. (This meaning is extended by metaphor to cricket and other situations.)

  4. dig inverb

    To adopt a resolute state of mind (often: to dig in one's feet, heels, etc.)

Wikipedia

  1. Dig In

    Dig In is a song by Lenny Kravitz, and the lead single from his sixth studio album, Lenny. It was released in August 2001. It was used in promos by the National Basketball Association for the 2002 NBA Playoffs, as well as the ending theme for the film Returner. It was also featured in the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon sitcom, Drake & Josh.

ChatGPT

  1. dig in

    "Dig in" is a commonly used idiomatic expression in English language. It has two main meanings. 1) Literally, it could mean to start eating food enthusiastically or hungrily, often used as an informal way to invite someone to start eating. 2) Figuratively, it could mean to strongly hold or defend a particular position or view in an argument or discussion; it could also imply the act of applying oneself to a task with determination. In a more physical sense, 'to dig in' might also refer to using a tool to puncture a surface and remove material from it, like digging into the earth with a shovel.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dig in in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dig in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dig in in a Sentence

  1. Lori Day:

    The shaming and the anger and the 'you're dumb' kind of stuff that people are doing isn't working, i think it is making people dig in more and it seems to me what has to happen is a different type of dialogue that is a little bit more empathetic and more listening and more saying, 'I understand how you feel and that this is scary.'.

  2. Scott Keifer:

    What was most interesting about that is if you dig in the details the primary surprise came from consumption, you are going to see the consumer spending number continue to inch up and get better and better as we continue on in this expansion.

  3. Brandon Judd:

    They dug under the fence, unlike most areas along the border, Yuma has some very sandy areas that is easy to dig in.

  4. Jan Dawson:

    Apple and the rest of the tech industry will dig in their heels. i think that this case could become the trigger for a bigger discussion around encryption and backdoors, but it’s very hard to tell how it will all go.

  5. Tom Jones:

    We're entrusting someone who has, I think, questionable issues in his background to lead an agency with an enormous amount of power, that should be a concern to every American and the U.S. Senate should dig in deeply on that.


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