undig
/ʌnˈdɪɡ/
undig verb: to undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).
Verb
undig (third-person singular simple present undigs, present participle undigging, simple past and past participle undug)
- To undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).
- 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.1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village
- […] 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 of undig
| third-person singular present | undigs |
|---|---|
| present participle | undigging |
| past participle | undug |
| past | undug |
Origin of undig
From un- + dig.
Questions about undig
- What does undig mean?
- Undig means to undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).
- What part of speech is undig?
- Undig is a verb.
- How do you pronounce undig?
- Undig is pronounced /ʌnˈdɪɡ/.
- What is the past tense of undig?
- The past tense of undig is undug.
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