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DIG IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eat heartily
Example:
The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in
Synonyms:
dig in; pitch in
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "dig in" is one way to...):
eat (eat a meal; take a meal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Occupy a trench or secured area
Example:
The troops dug in for the night
Synonyms:
dig in; entrench
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
