to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into

to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]

to dig a hole

to dig a hole; (fig.) to make things difficult for sb; (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project

to dig a grave; (lit.) to dig up a grave; (fig.) (slang) to dig up an old thread (in an online forum etc)