DIGS

noun

1. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
2. A plodding and laborious student.
3. A thrust; a poke.

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.
2. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
3. To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

verb

1. To understand or show interest in.
2. To appreciate, or like.