All dig out synonyms

verb dig out

• dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• undercut — to cut under or beneath.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
• subvert — to overthrow (something established or existing).
• blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
• hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
• impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
• sap — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
• sabotage — any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
• torpedo — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
• oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
• displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• uproot — to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
• unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
• bring to light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
• ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
• uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
• get at — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• sniff out — detect
• get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
• ship — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
• transport — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
• pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
• transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
• abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
• separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
• dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
• discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
• raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
• clear away — When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking.
• take out — the act of taking.
• comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
• forage — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• gouge — a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
• lift — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
• pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
• scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.