1. (v. t.) To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.

2. (v. t.) To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.

3. (v. i.) To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.

4. (n.) A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.

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