"dig around" meaning in English

See dig around in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: digs around [present, singular, third-person], digging around [participle, present], dug around [participle, past], dug around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dig<,,dug> around}} dig around (third-person singular simple present digs around, present participle digging around, simple past and past participle dug around)
  1. (transitive) To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "digs around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "digging around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dug around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dug around",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dig<,,dug> around"
      },
      "expansion": "dig around (third-person singular simple present digs around, present participle digging around, simple past and past participle dug around)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"around\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something."
      ],
      "id": "en-dig_around-en-verb-1U6ja8NT",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dig around"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "digs around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "digging around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dug around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dug around",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dig<,,dug> around"
      },
      "expansion": "dig around (third-person singular simple present digs around, present participle digging around, simple past and past participle dug around)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"around\"",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dig around"
}

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