digdig /dɪg/ verb (past tense and past participle dug /dʌg/, present participle digging) 
► dig
► dig to make a hole in the ground, using your hands, a tool, or a machine: The kids used shovels to dig in the sand. She dug a hole in the ground and put some seeds in it.
► tunnel to dig a long passage under the ground: Worms eat dirt and tunnel through the earth. The men had tunneled their way out of the prison.
► burrow if an animal burrows, it makes a hole or tunnel in the ground by digging the earth with its feet, nose, or other part of its body: The rabbits had burrowed under the fence.
► shovel to lift and move soil or stones with a shovel. A shovel is a tool that has a long handle and a wide piece of metal at the bottom, and you use it for digging soil or moving snow: Ricardo was shoveling snow off the sidewalk.
► plow to turn over the earth in a field using a special tool or machine, in order to prepare it for planting seeds: Farmers were plowing their land and planting cotton seeds.
► excavate (formal) to dig a large hole in the ground, especially to prepare for building something: The men began excavating the hole for the pool.
► scoop to pick up or remove something using a spoon or your curved hand: I scooped up some snow and packed it into a ball.