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

The dig-out continues across NYC Five days after Sunday's snowstorm, many across the city were still digging out, and the freezing temperatures were not helping. —Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026

That's good news for Rhode Islanders, many of whom are still digging out from last weekend's storm. —Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters As the East Coast digs out from a massive snowstorm, a potential nor'easter could bring more snow to the region this weekend. —Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026

Airport workers were digging out of feet-high snow drifts and de-icing equipment after one of the most powerful winter storms in years, which led to the largest cancellation day for air travel since March 2020 on Sunday. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 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