dig up

verb

dug up; digging up; digs up

transitive verb

: unearth

digging up potatoes

dug up some new information

Synonyms of dig up

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• dig out
• get

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

Dulay grew up in Sacramento and was a child when police dug up bodies at Puente’s boarding home. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Butler recently dug up the letter, which has since been framed at her home back in Denison. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Underestimating the Labor Involved While smaller trees can be dug up by hand, manually removing a stump becomes progressively harder the larger the tree. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

Rodents Many different types of rodents may be digging up your yard, including squirrels, chipmunks, and even rats. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dig up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup