digs

ot noun

1. A thrust; a poke. He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke.
2. A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand. a £1 charity shop dig
3. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
4. A plodding and laborious student.

fe’l verb

1. To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.
2. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up. to dig potatoes
3. To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up. to dig out the facts
4. To thrust; to poke. He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke.