dig down

Meanings

verbdig down (third-person singular simple present digs down, present participle digging down, simple past and past participle dug down)

present singular third person digs down · participle present digging down · participle past dug down · past dug down

intransitiveTo scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
It's gonna be expensive, so we'll have to dig down to pay for it.
Synonyms: dig deep
intransitiveTo find the root or base of something.
You have to dig down into your feelings.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, down.
The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm.
2025 June 25, “Network News: Public trials of Coventry's Very Light Rail system”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 10

verbTo scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.

Similar

Also see

Cite this entry

APA

dig down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20down

MLA

“dig down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dig down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20down.

Source: dig down on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.