Word Study
dig out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb dig out has 3 senses
- dig out(v = verb.perception) dig, dig up - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal" is one way to excavate, unearth
- dig out(v = verb.contact) Array - dig out from underneath earth or snow; Array is one way to disengage, free
- dig out(v = verb.contact) dig - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" is one way to core out, hollow, hollow out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
ROGET THESAURUS
dig out
Discovery
VB discover, find, determine, evolve, learn, fix upon, pick up, find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out, fathom, bring out, draw out, educe, elicit, bring to light, dig out, grub up, fish up, unearth, disinter, solve, resolve, elucidate, unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open, pick up, open the lock, find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle, interpret, disclose, trace, get at, hit it, have it, lay one's finger, lay one's hands upon, spot, get at the truth, arrive at the truth, put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail on the head, be near the truth, be warm, get warmer, burn, smoke, scent, sniff, catch a whiff of, smell a rat, open the eyes to, see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot, detect, catch, catch tripping, pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon, come across, come onto, meet with, meet up with, fall in with, recognize, realize, verify, make certain of, identify, Int, eureka!, aha!, I've got it!.
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