dig
1 in ground etc intransitiveneamhaistreachtochail verb cmucart verb cmu we had to dig down two metres chaitheamar tochailt síos dhá mhéadar they started digging for gold thosaigh siad ag tochailt ar lorg óir a dog was digging in the garden bhí madra ag tochailt sa ghairdín transitiveaistreachtochail verb cmubain verb cmucart verb cmu to dig a hole poll a thochailt, poll a bhaint to dig a grave uaigh a thochailt, uaigh a bhaint, uaigh a dhéanamh 9 archeologyseandálaíocht excavationtochailt fem2 cmu archaeological dig tochailt seandálaíochta → digs→ dug to dig a hole for yourself (also nó to dig yourself into a hole) slat a bhaint a bhuailfidh thú féinslat a bhaint do do dhroim féin to dig deep 1 be generousbheith thar a bheith flaithiúilbheith an-fhial go deo to dig your heels in (also nó to dig your toes in) cos a chur i dtaca cmudo chos a chur i dteanntacos a chur i bhfeac to dig your own grave dul ar bhealach d'aimhleasaslat a bhaint a bhuailfidh thú féin to dig yourself out of a hole tú féin a thabhairt as gábh to dig sb out of a hole duine a thabhairt as gábhtarrtháil a dhéanamh ar dhuinefóirithint ar dhuine to dig up the dirt on sb informalneamhfhoirmeálta scannal a aimsiú faoi dhuine → dig around→ dig in→ dig into→ dig out→ dig yourself out of→ dig over→ dig up Loading phrases and examples...
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