dig_in has definitions from the field of food
1
[ verb ] occupy a trench or secured area

Synonyms

entrench

Examples

"The troops dug in for the night"

Used in print

(James D. Horan, The Shadow Catcher....)

As I dug_in behind one of the bales we were using as protection , I grudgingly found myself agreeing with Oso 's logic , especially when I imagined what would have happened to Missy if Old_Knife 's large party of screeching warriors had overrun our company .

Related terms

entrenchment

2
[ verb ] (food) eat heartily

Synonyms

pitch_in

Examples

"The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Otherwise , straighten your halo , square your wings , and dig_in .

Related terms

eat

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