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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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 29 May. 2024.

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