dug

¹

[ duhg ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of dig ¹ and dig ².

dug

²

[ duhg ]

noun

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

dug

¹

/ dʌɡ /

noun

1. a Scot word for dog

dug

²

/ dʌɡ /

noun

1. the nipple, teat, udder, or breast of a female mammal
2. a human breast, esp when old and withered

dug

³

/ dʌɡ /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of dig

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

When Johnson rose from relative obscurity to the Speaker position, one of the few pieces of information that journalists dug up was that he had been in a documentary about "purity balls" in 2015.

From Salon

Before zipping up his bag, he dug out a pair of the glasses for Kupp, who promptly put them on.

From Los Angeles Times

Maiava dug the Trojans a hole to climb out of first.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, he dug in his heels, hoping voters would forgive and forget.

From Los Angeles Times

They dug through the still-hot ash and positioned themselves where the couple believed the bathroom would have been.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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