Dig and Plug

Dig

Dig verb - To hollow out or form (something) by removing earth.

Plug and dig are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plug" instead the word "Dig" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: digging, digged

Plug

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem

Dig and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead the word "Plug" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

particular particular dig particular plug
ordinary ordinary dig ordinary plug
obvious obvious dig obvious plug
sharp sharp dig sharp plug
Other adjectives: massive, deliberate, new, last, literal.

Common collocations

stuff dig stuff plug stuff
run dig run plug run
wall dig wall plug wall
hole dig hole plug hole
Other words: card, times, bullets, holes.
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