undig en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈdɪɡ/
Etymology
From un- + dig.
Meanings
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(transitive) To undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).
1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village Tom Cordery dead! the words seem almost a contradiction. One is tempted to send for the sexton and the undertaker, to undig the grave, to force open the coffin-lid — there must he some mistake.
[…] let that father go into the line of the reg'lar diggin', and make amends for what he would have undug […]
1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undug | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undug | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undigs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| undigging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |