Definition of dig out Dig out

We found 5 definitions of dig out from 3 different sources.

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What does dig out mean?

WordNet

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Verb

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"
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  • dig out (Verb)
    To find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides it.

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  • dig out
    To take an entire plant or a part of it out of the soil, such as potatoes, weeds, or a tree.

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