dig up

/dɪg əp/

/dɪg əp/

Other forms: digging up; digs up; digged up

Definitions of dig up

1. verb

   find by digging in the ground
   “I dug up an old box in the garden”

   synonyms: excavate, turn up

   locate, turn up

   discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

   types:

   grub out, grub up

   dig up

   nuzzle

   dig out with the snout

   disinter, exhume

   dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

   type of:

   obtain

   come into possession of
2. verb

   remove, harvest, or recover by digging
   synonyms: dig, dig out

   type of:

   excavate, unearth

   recover through digging