dig up

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Verb	1.	dig up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"excavate, turn upgrub out, grub up - dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps"nuzzle - dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"disinter, exhume - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
	2.	dig up - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal"dig out, digexcavate, unearth - recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"

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(dig) – present participle ˈdigging: past tense, past participle dug (dag) – verb1. to turn up (earth) with a spade etc. to dig the garden. 掘（土） 2. to make (a hole) in this way. The child dug a tunnel in the sand. 挖（洞） 3. to poke. He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow. 用肘碰某人（暗示要他注意） noun a poke. a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).挖苦ˈdigger noun a machine for digging. 挖掘机dig out1. to get out by digging. We had to dig the car out of the mud.掘出2. to find by searching. I'll see if I can dig out that photo.发现dig upWe dug up that old tree; They dug up a skeleton; They're digging up the road yet again.挖出

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1. Literally, to overturn soil or a similar substance by digging. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dig" and "up." That darn groundhog has dug up my herb garden for the second year in a row.2. To unearth or uproot something by digging. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dig" and "up." The dog keeps burying bones and digging them up.3. To search for and find something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dig" and "up." If you give me some time, I'm sure I can dig up the deed to the house.4. To uncover negative information about someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dig" and "up." Once I contact my usual sources at the tabloids, I should be able to dig up some dirt on that actress.5. slang Listen! Hey, the boss is talking—dig up!See also: dig, up

dig someone or something up

Fig. to go to great effort to find someone or something. (There is an implication that the thing or person dug up is not the most desirable, but is all that could be found.) Mary dug a date up for the dance next Friday. I dug up a recipe for roast pork with pineapple. I dug up a carpenter who doesn't charge very much.See also: dig, up

Dig up!

Sl. Listen carefully! John: All right, you guys! Dig up! You're going to hear this one time and one time only! Bill: Dig up! I'm only going to say this once. Bob: What was that? Bill: I said listen!See also: dig

dig up

1. Search out, find, obtain, as in I'm sure I can dig up a few more supporters. [Mid-1800s] 2. dig up some dirt or the dirt . Find derogatory information about someone or something. For example, The editor assigned him to dig up all the dirt on the candidates. The slangy use of the noun dirt for "embarrassing or scandalous information" dates from about 1840, but this metaphoric expression is a century newer. See also: dig, up

dig up

v.1. To unearth or expose and gain access to something by digging: The scientists dug up a dinosaur fossil. The landscapers dug the tree up and replanted it.2. To scatter earth, snow, or another substance on some surface by digging into it: The woodchucks dug up my lawn last night.3. To discover or find something through concerted effort: I dug up some old photos that were in the back of my closet. The detective intended to dig the truth up.See also: dig, up

Dig up!

exclam. Listen up!; Pay attention! Dig up, man! This is important. See also: dig

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verb find by digging in the ground

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verb remove, harvest, or recover by digging

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