dug

¹

[duhg]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of dig and dig.

dug

²

[duhg]

noun

1. the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.

dug

¹

/ dʌɡ /

noun

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

2. a human breast, esp when old and withered

dug

²

/ dʌɡ /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of dig

dug

³

/ dʌɡ /

noun

1. a Scot word for dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of dug¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dug¹

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

Example Sentences

Rinderknech dug in to stay in the match, saving nine of 10 break points in his first three service games, before needing a medical timeout to have treatment on his back.

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Civilians say the daily strikes force them to spend most of their time underground, in small makeshift bunkers families have dug into their backyards.

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Kimmel had planned to clarify his remarks Sept. 17, but Disney executives feared the comedian was dug in and would only inflame the tense situation.

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Aaron Judge understood that as he dug into the batter’s box in the fourth inning on Tuesday night, with the fate of the 2025 New York Yankees hanging perilously in the balance.

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The initial meetings were cordial, but they hadn’t yet dug into substantive issues, and Pfizer had made no commitments, Bourla told an investor conference in June.

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Related Words

• bore 
• bulldoze 
• burrow 
• clean 
• discover 
• dredge 
• drill 
• enter 
• excavate 
• exhume 
• go into 
• gouge 
• harvest 
• penetrate 
• scoop 
• search 
• shovel 
• sift 
• uncover 
• unearth