dig out

/dɪg aʊt/
/dɪg aʊt/
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Other forms: digging out; digs out; digged out

Definitions of dig out
  1. verb
    create by digging
    synonyms: dig
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    types:
    lift
    take (root crops) out of the ground
    trench
    dig a trench or trenches
    dibble
    make a hole with a wooden hand tool
    type of:
    core out, hollow, hollow out
    remove the interior of
  2. verb
    dig out from underneath earth or snow
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    type of:
    disengage, free
    free or remove obstruction from
  3. verb
    remove, harvest, or recover by digging
    synonyms: dig, dig up
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    type of:
    excavate, unearth
    recover through digging
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