dig up

verb

dug up; digging up; digs up

transitive verb

: find, unearth

Synonyms

• ascertain
• descry
• detect
• determine
• dig out
• discover
• dredge (up)
• ferret (out)
• find
• find out
• get
• hit (on or upon)
• hunt (down or up)
• learn
• locate
• nose out
• root (out)
• rout (out)
• rummage
• run down
• scare up
• scout (up)
• track (down)
• turn up

Examples of dig up in a Sentence

she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

Recent Examples on the Web

The culture’s name originates from La Tène on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where the first associated objects were dug up in the late 19th century. —George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024

While tribal Chairman Brian Mason presses federal officials for answers, tribal members are being urged to get annual medical exams and an environmental team is tasked with digging up historical documents. —Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

Most plants can grow through the material, but cats won’t be able to dig up your beds and leave behind droppings. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2024

The site was being excavated for the construction of a high-speed train between Madrid and Valencia when crews began digging up numerous ancient skeletons of dinosaurs, crocodiles and turtles, Pedro Mocho, a paleontologist at the University of Lisboa's faculty of sciences, told ABC News. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above