We found 5 definitions of dig out from 3 different sources.
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dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow | ||
disengage, free become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" | ||
dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" | ||
dig | ||
core out, hollow out, hollow remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" | ||
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
lift remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" | ||
trench dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | ||
dibble make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground" | ||
dig out - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal" | ||
dig, dig up | ||
unearth, excavate bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President" |