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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Minnesota was able to dig out of a 3-1 hole though, scoring the final five goals of the match. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 Rains, mudslides and weather SoCal digs out after mudslides, flooding, rain rescues; tornado damages homes. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025 As the Mid-Atlantic digs out from a significant snowstorm, a new winter storm is underway in the Midwest and heading toward the Northeast. Max Golembo, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025 Don’t put your shovels away after digging out Sunday morning — more snow is anticipated to be on the way in Massachusetts in the days ahead. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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