Dig
Dig noun - An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
Usage example: she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Nearby Words: digging, digged
Shot
Shot noun - An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
Usage example: his parting shot was `drop dead'
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- We Have to Get the Bullet Out: The Survivalist gets shot, and Kathryn and Milja dig out the bullet.
Source: Film / The Survivalist -
Real Men Get Shot: When McKay asks if the rope burns on his hands are going to leave scars in "Trio," Keller remarks that chicks dig scars.McKay: Not the chicks I dig.
Source: Series / Stargate Atlantis - The Man with No Name; The Doctor gets shot by a mook and has Simon dig the bullet out of his shoulder.
Source: We Have to Get the Bullet Out
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Shot and Dig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/shot
Dig & Shot. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/shot>.
Shot or Dig. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/shot.
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