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double dig

double dig verb: to remove a spade's-depth of topsoil, then loosen the exposed subsoil with a fork, before replacing the topsoil, done in order to improve heavy or compacted ground for planting.

Verb

double dig (third-person singular simple present double digs, present participle double digging, simple past and past participle double dug)

  1. To remove a spade's-depth of topsoil, then loosen the exposed subsoil with a fork, before replacing the topsoil, done in order to improve heavy or compacted ground for planting.

Forms of double dig

third-person singular presentdouble digs
present participledouble digging
past participledouble dug
pastdouble dug

Questions about double dig

What does double dig mean?
Double dig means to remove a spade's-depth of topsoil, then loosen the exposed subsoil with a fork, before replacing the topsoil, done in order to improve heavy or compacted ground for planting.
What part of speech is double dig?
Double dig is a verb.
What is the past tense of double dig?
The past tense of double dig is double dug.

Words near double dig in the dictionary

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  3. double depression
  4. double descent
  5. double desk
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  7. double digging
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  9. double digs
  10. double dildo
  11. double dildoes

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