Definitions for DUG
dʌgdug

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dugnoun

   an udder or breast or teat

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dugnoun

   Mammary gland on domestic mammal containing more than two breasts.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dugnoun

   Etymology: deggia, to give suck, Islandick.

   1. A pap; a nipple; a teat: spoken of beasts, or in malice or contempt of human beings.

   Of her there bred
   A thousand young ones, which she daily fed,
   Sucking upon her poisonous dugs; each one
   Of sundry shape, yet all ill favoured. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   They are first fed and nourished with the milk of a strange dug. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   Then shines the goat, whose brutish dugs supply’d
   The infant Jove, and nurst his growing pride. Thomas Creech.

   2. It seems to have been used formerly of the breast without reproach.

   It was a faithless squire that was the source
   Of all my sorrow, and of these sad tears;
   With whom, from tender dug of common nourse,
   At once I was up brought. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 4.

   As mild and gentle as the cradle-babe,
   Dying with mother’s dug between its lips. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

2. Dugpreterit. and part. pass. of dig.

   They had often found medals, and pipes of lead, as they dug among the rubbish. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

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1. dug

   1) Past participle of 'dig'. It refers to the act of breaking up and moving earth, stone, or other material using a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, or snout. 2) Informal term referring to understanding or appreciating something. 3) Scottish term for 'dog'.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dug

   of Dig

2. Dugnoun

   a teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast

3. Dug

   of Dig

4. Etymology: [Akin to Sw. dgga to suckle (a child), Dan. dgge, and prob. to Goth. daddjan. 66.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dug

   dug, n. the nipple of the pap, esp. applied to that of a cow or other beast. [Cf. Sw. dægga, Dan. dægge, to suckle a child. See Dairy.]

2. Dug

   dug, pa.t. and pa.p. of Dig.—n. Dug′out, a boat made by hollowing out the trunk of a tree.

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1. DUG

   What does DUG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Anagrams for DUG »

1. gud

2. UDG

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1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUG in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DUG in a Sentence

1. Chrystal Pennisi:

   ( Warren) was a kid and Chrystal Pennisi was told this is your ancestry, just like any of us were. I don't think any of us really dug into who are parents and grandparents and so on said we were, it's not like she stole anything from anyone or she accepted any kind of special award because of it.

2. Tony Cipolla:

   Investigators began ground penetrating radar at the home of Ruben Flores Tuesday morning at about 7:30 and concluded about 5 p.m., they dug on the property today using hand tools. They recovered items of evidence both inside and outside the residence, in the ground.

3. Sir Martin Archer Shee:

   Dug from the tomb of taste-refining time, Each form is exquisite, each block sublime. Or good, or bad,-disfigur'd, or deprav'd,- All art, is at its resurrection sav'd All crown'd with glory in the critic's heav'n, Each merit magnified, each fault forgiven.

4. Ashleigh Barty:

   I knew the first set would be key, i dug myself into a hole in that 5-5 game but I went back to what I do well and got out of it.

5. Claire Hockridge:

   During the day, the group dug a hole underneath the car to stay cool and then slept in the vehicle at night, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. During that time period, the trio survived on six liters of water, 10 cans of iced vodka, a packet of biscuitsand some beef noodles. After running out of supplies, they left a note on the car and made their way to the watering hole. In this image made from video, an advertisement for the campsite line the roadside where a woman was found after being stranded in the Alice Springs area in the central Australian Outback. ( Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP) Tamra McBeath-Riley said Tamra McBeath-Riley decided to stay at the waterhole with Tamra McBeath-Riley Staffordshire terrierbecause Tamra McBeath-Riley did not think the dog would survive a walk to the Stuart Highway, which connects Australias north and south coasts. The group of women did not know if anyone was looking for them. When the helicopter found me, I thought that Claire Hockridge and Phu Tran had reached Stuart Highway, stuart Highway was Stuart Highway. So to find thats not the case is worrying.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DUG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dug
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DUG
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUG
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DUG