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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dig
Phonetic Transcription : dɪg



Definition of dig out

Origin :
  • late 17c. as "a tool for digging," from dig (v.). Meaning "archaeological expedition" is from 1896. Meaning "thrust or poke" (as with an elbow) is from 1819; figurative sense of this is from 1840.
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in rummage : verb ransack, search
  • As in scoop : verb dig up; shovel
  • As in undermine : verb weaken
  • As in deepen : verb make depth greater
  • As in dislodge : verb knock loose
  • As in ferret out : verb search out
Example sentences :
  • Finally we had to dig out the crowbar and I went to work on the top.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • Her husband tore it down, and used it for building out-houses; he also attempted to dig out the corner-stone, but failed.
  • Extract from : « Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos » by Adolphus Bandelier
  • This they do in holes which they dig out with their flappers in the sand.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage round the World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • We had nothing to do, and nothing to eat; we could not dig out the well, for we had no shovel.
  • Extract from : « Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration » by Ernest Giles
  • They would have to come here and dig out the records if they wanted to find out about that.
  • Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
  • Ill leave that information for you to dig out, grinned Slim.
  • Extract from : « Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning » by Graham M. Dean
  • He tried it awhile, and then he said, but not so gay: "Well, we'll have to dig out."
  • Extract from : « Swatty » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • Let's see what we can dig out of the wreck by way of weapons.
  • Extract from : « The Onslaught from Rigel » by Fletcher Pratt
  • Near this place they dig out brimstone, and here are also the naphtha springs.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
  • Leahy started in to dig out the bricks from the ceiling of his cell.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Thief » by Hutchins Hapgood

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