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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Volunteers help Christian Fell and his family recover belongings and dig out mud from his grandmother’s home along the Guadalupe River. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025 Other residents dig out or spot kill the affected areas and add new turf. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025 This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025 The downgrade in federal cover to dig out dropped to the current 90% in March but Stein and the congressional delegation had lobbied to have the Trump team reconsider. Philip Elliott, Time, 29 May 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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