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 Cowboys don’t appear to have the tools necessary to dig out of their current hole. Jesse Reed, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Communities across the South continue to dig out from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024 While speaking with his son about their efforts to dig out from the collapse caused by Mount Doom, Durin III is able to determine precisely where his people need to dig. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024 Stock up on tissues and dig out your thermometer, cold and flu season is back. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2024.

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