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Definition of Dig into
1. Verb. Examine physically with or as if with a probe. "Probe an anthill"
Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Gutter
Derivative terms: Probe, Probe
Definition of Dig into
1. Verb. To research a particular subject. ¹
2. Verb. To heartily begin eating. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dig Into
Literary usage of Dig into
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Twice Around the World with the Holy Ghost: Or, The Impressions and by Charles Henry Stalker (1906)
"... dig into the unknown depths and enjoy th_ adorning. Where art thou?" As I went
from place to place in dark China, the burden of dying souls was on my ..."
2. An Inquiry Into the Scriptural Import of the Words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus by Walter Balfour, Otis Ainsworth Skinner (1854)
""Though they dig into hell (Sheol), thence shall mine hand take them." People may
dig down into the lowest grave. But can any person dig down to Sheol, ..."
3. Geological and historical observations on the eastern vallies of Norfolk by John Warden Robberds (1826)
"Its thickness is very various ; in some parts, from its nature, it is impossible
to dig into it to any great depth; in others, where it is more compact and ..."
4. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1883)
"as if the only way of studying mounds was to dig into them and destroy them-such
is the common method of investigating the mounds. ..."
5. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R D Manning by R D Manning (2003)
"... and they tell me the more deeply 1 dig into it, the greater tortures I will
experience, and the more meritorious 1 will be in the eyes of the Lord. ..."
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