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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dig
Phonetic Transcription : dɪg



Definition of dig up

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 learn : verb discover, find out
  • As in meet : verb happen on
  • As in pay : verb give money for goods, services
  • As in strike : verb find, discover
  • As in track/track down : verb follow, pursue
  • As in turn up : verb discover or be discovered
  • As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
  • As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
  • As in disinter : verb exhume
  • As in collect : verb obtain (money)
  • As in detect : verb discover
  • As in discover : verb find, uncover
  • As in dredge : verb deepen
  • As in expose : verb reveal
  • As in ferret out : verb search out
  • As in find : verb catch sight of, lay hands on
Example sentences :
  • I'll explain what I have in mind while we dig up this coil of hose.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • Destroy the weeds in all parts of the ground, dig up the earth between the rows, and about the stems of all large kinds.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Dig up a warm border, and sow some French beans; let them have a dry soil, and give them no water till they appear above ground.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Do the Indians want to dig up the tomahawk and make war on the whites?
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • People who had not paid a bill for months managed to dig up cash for tickets.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • The attempt to dig up the mandrake was said to be fraught with great danger.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
  • Damn it, he had to dig up enough money to get back to Earth.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • Suppose anybody around the club could dig up a screwdriver for you?
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • Might dig up something they could ask awkward questions about.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • Like a charm,” says I. “All that bothers me now is how I can dig up another pain.
  • Extract from : « Odd Numbers » by Sewell Ford

Synonyms for dig up

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