dig

[1]	excavate , burrow , gouge , scoop , hollow out , tunnel
[2]	nudge , thrust , stab , jab , plunge , force , prod , poke
[3]	appreciate , enjoy , like , understand
[4]	notice , note , look at , regard
[5]	dig into , probe (into) , delve into , go deeply into , explore , look into , research , study
[6]	dig out/up , delve , unearth , cut into , turn over , disinter , exhume , bring up , find , obtain , extract , ferret out , winkle out , discover , bring to light , expose , dredge up , extricate , come up with , (Australian) fossick
[7]	dig out
[8]	labor , labour , toil , fag , travail , grind , drudge , moil
[9]	dig up , dig out
[10]	hollow
[11]	grok , get the picture , comprehend , savvy , grasp , compass , apprehend

[1]	excavation , archeological site
[2]	shot , shaft , slam , barb , jibe , gibe
[3]	excavation , digging
[4]	jab
[5]	thrust , poke , jab , stab , nudge
[6]	insult , insinuation , gibe , slur , taunt , jeer , (Colloq) slap (in the face) , wisecrack , crack , (US) low blow