dig out
verb
dug out; digging out; digs out
transitive verb
1
: find, unearth
2
: to make hollow by digging
intransitive verb
: take off sense 1a
Synonyms
- ascertain
- descry
- detect
- determine
- dig up
- discover
- dredge (up)
- ferret (out)
- find
- find out
- get
- hit (on or upon)
- hunt (down or up)
- learn
- locate
- nose out
- root (out)
- rout (out)
- rummage
- run down
- scare up
- scout (up)
- track (down)
- turn up
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Example Sentences
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
Recent Examples on the Web The chipmaker has committed $80 billion in spending on new factories and engineering investments as Intel works to dig out of a technological hole and catch up with rivals. 
Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Remove the stem from the squash and dig out a cavity using a potters loop tool. Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022 Once fall officially arrives — and with it the crisp autumn air — dig out your favorite knee-high boots to create a quintessential fall ensemble. Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022 Devastated communities across eastern Kentucky continue to dig out Monday as the state's death toll from historic flooding rose to 28, according to the governor's office. Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums put in place during 2020 helped ease the financial strain on many households, but some haven’t been able to dig out yet, according to the Harvard study. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 22 June 2022 The study found that China’s efforts to dig out more coal had already released about 2.5 million tons of additional methane from mines since late last year when the government ordered more output to end an energy crunch. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Best to dig out your old peonies and replace with tree peonies. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 After three straight losses to the Phillies this weekend during which the Dodgers couldn’t dig out of an early hole, the 24-year-old former top prospect helped the team finally flip the script. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 See More
Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Remove the stem from the squash and dig out a cavity using a potters loop tool. Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022 Once fall officially arrives — and with it the crisp autumn air — dig out your favorite knee-high boots to create a quintessential fall ensemble. Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022 Devastated communities across eastern Kentucky continue to dig out Monday as the state's death toll from historic flooding rose to 28, according to the governor's office. Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums put in place during 2020 helped ease the financial strain on many households, but some haven’t been able to dig out yet, according to the Harvard study. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 22 June 2022 The study found that China’s efforts to dig out more coal had already released about 2.5 million tons of additional methane from mines since late last year when the government ordered more output to end an energy crunch. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Best to dig out your old peonies and replace with tree peonies. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 After three straight losses to the Phillies this weekend during which the Dodgers couldn’t dig out of an early hole, the 24-year-old former top prospect helped the team finally flip the script. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
digging out
verb
1
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort she dug her old art supplies out of the basement Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- finding
- learning
- digging up
- finding out
- running down
- discovering
- turning up
- scaring up
- locating
- nosing out
- getting
- hitting (on or upon)
- routing (out)
- tracking (down)
- dredging (up)
- scouting (up)
- ferreting (out)
- hunting (down or up)
- rooting (out)
- detecting
- ascertaining
- determining
- looking for
- rummaging
- descrying
- searching (for or out)
- spotting
- sighting
- espying
- seeking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- passing over
- missing
- overlooking
- losing
- mislaying
- misplacing
- missetting
- mis-setting
2
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning Synonyms & Similar Words
- exiting
- moving
- departing
- pulling out
- running along
- walking out
- pushing on
- pushing off
- peeling off
- cutting out
- bailing out
- getting off
- clearing out
- taking off
- bugging out
- going
- clearing off
- going off
- getting
- beating it
- buggering off
- taking a hike
- taking a powder
- bugging off
- taking a walk
- pulling stakes
- starting
- hitting the road
- pulling up stakes
- shoving (off)
- buzzing (off)
- escaping
- evacuating
- stepping (along)
- packing (up or off)
- fleeing
- piking (out or off)
- striking out
- setting out
- sallying (forth)
- parting
- flying
- bailing
- quitting
- running away
- getting out
- vamoosing
- stepping out
- booking
- going out
- withdrawing
- retiring
- lighting out
- scarpering
- retreating
- emigrating
- skipping
- mizzling
- removing
- abandoning
- scramming
- absconding
- deserting
- scatting
- vacating
- decamping
- forsaking
- adjourning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- turning up
- coming
- arriving
- remaining
- showing up
- staying
- settling
- dwelling
- lodging
- abiding
- closing
- approaching
- nearing
- reaching
- hitting
- tarrying
- landing