dig out

verb

dug out; digging out; digs out
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transitive verb

1
: find, unearth
2
: to make hollow by digging

intransitive verb

: take off sense 1a

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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 town showed up in the aftermath with shovels to dig out Main Street. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026 Losing to the Phillies, who’ve dug out of a poor start, matters more than losing to the Dodgers. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 By analogy, a software engineer who has been digging out a basement with a shovel gets handed a bulldozer. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 To remove invasive vines, cut them back to the ground, dig out roots when possible, and apply herbicide directly to fresh cuts with care—never spray near desirable plants. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dig out

Word History

First Known Use

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

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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