ALL meanings of dig out
dig out
D d - verb without object dig out to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation. 1
- verb without object dig out to make one's way or work by or as by removing or turning over material: to dig through the files. 1
- verb with object dig out to break up, turn over, or loosen (earth, sand, etc.), as with a shovel, spade, or bulldozer (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object dig out to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material. 1
- verb with object dig out to unearth, obtain, or remove by digging (often followed by up or out). 1
- verb with object dig out to find or discover by effort or search. 1
- verb with object dig out to poke, thrust, or force (usually followed by in or into): He dug his heel into the ground. 1
- noun dig out thrust; poke: He gave me a dig in the ribs with his elbow. 1
- noun dig out a cutting, sarcastic remark. 1
- noun dig out an archaeological site undergoing excavation. 1
- noun dig out digs, Informal. living quarters; lodgings. 1
- intransitive verb dig out remove from the ground 1
- transitivephrasal verb dig out rediscover, produce 1
- phrasal verb dig out If you dig someone or something out of a place, you get them out by digging or by forcing them from the things surrounding them. 0
- phrasal verb dig out If you dig something out, you find it after it has been stored, hidden, or forgotten for a long time. 0
- verb dig out (sometimes figuratively) To find or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides it. 0
- verb dig out (Intransitive Verb) Used other than as an idiom: see dig, out. 0
- verb dig out (Intransitive Verb) (US, slang) To decamp; to leave a place hastily. 0