dug

[ duhg ]

/ dʌg /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of dig¹ and dig².

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dug²

[ duhg ]

/ dʌg /

noun

the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.

Origin of dug

1520–30; origin obscure; perhaps < a Germanic base akin to Danish dægge,Norwegian degge,Swedish dägga to suckle

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How to use dug in a sentence

Archaeological evidence suggests that survivors wrapped the small body tightly before laying it, curled on one side with the tiny head resting on a pillow, in a carefully dug pit in Panga ya Saidi cave.
Earliest known burial in Africa is that of a small, fragile child|Kiona N. Smith|May 6, 2021|Ars Technica
The petroleum industry has depicted fracking as a few antiseptic drills dug on peaceful farmland.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For years, William Schmidt single-handedly dug a tunnel through a mountain to transport his gold-rush loot.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally someone climbed over it or crashed through it or dug under it, or made himself a glider and flew through it.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece|John le Carré|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And in Italy, the 16th-century body of an old woman was dug up in 2006 with a brick in her mouth.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards|Nina Strochlic|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Following a storm of criticism, Franck dug in on the comparison in two further posts.
The Right Wing Screams for the Wambulance Over Gay Marriage Ruling|Walter Olson|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The Elizabethan pipes were so small that now when they are dug up in Ireland the poor call them 'fairy pipes' from their tininess.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Several tons of leaden pipe were dug up in Fleet street, London, laid down 300 years before.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
And, as the spring was some little distance from there, they dug a well in the Fort, and found the water very good.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dug (1 of 3)

dug¹

/ (dʌɡ) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of dig

British Dictionary definitions for dug (2 of 3)

dug²

/ (dʌɡ) /

noun

the nipple, teat, udder, or breast of a female mammal

a human breast, esp when old and withered

Word Origin for dug

C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish dægge to coddle, Gothic daddjan to give suck

British Dictionary definitions for dug (3 of 3)

dug³

/ (dʌɡ) /

noun

a Scot word for dog

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