dig out

verb

dug out; digging out; digs out

transitive verb

1
2
: to make hollow by digging

Examples of dig out in a Sentence

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
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The most intense bouts of lake-effect snow will come to an end Tuesday, but some areas will only have about 24 hours or less to dig out before a storm sweeps through the region. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 The two teams clashed in freezing conditions on Sunday, with Bills fans and staff having spent the weekend digging out snow so that the game could go ahead. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 In the basement, Reiss had the floor of the kitchen dug out three and a half feet to gain height for the ceiling. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024 The English teacher dug out the real recommendation from his briefcase. Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dig out 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dig out was in the 14th century

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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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