Digs
Digs noun - An excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology.
Grabs
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This is what happens to one of the last victims of The Thing (1982): it grabs his face, digs its finger into him, then starts absorbing his body from there.
Source: Face Palm of Doom -
Berserk Button: When Lambik senses danger coming to their house he grabs his weaponry from World War One and digs some trenches.
Source: Comicbook / Suske en Wiske -
He grabs hold of the rear of the train and digs his feet in, snapping sleepers as he goes.
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