dig out

verb

dug out; digging out; digs out

transitive verb

1

: find, unearth

2

: to make hollow by digging

intransitive verb

: take off sense 1a

Synonyms of dig out

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• get
• dig up

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Florida overcame a 10-point first-half deficit and dug out of a 12-point hole after intermission on Sunday, but could not close out the Hawkeyes, who will face Nebraska on Thursday in Houston. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026

Six days after the Twin Cities metro dug out from more than a foot of heavy wet snow, people are basking in the warmth of near 70-degree temperatures. —Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026

This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

In the end, Aston Martin has more resources and experience than Cadillac and Audi to dig out of an early-season hole into a slightly smaller hole. —The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for dig out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout