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

When the Trail Blazers were hiring him, a security check dug up his record. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

These rivers have not dried up but rather have been buried in concrete, and though Athens is no stranger to its present being dug up and overturned to showcase the past, this burial was a reversal. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Dig It Up Since lily of the valley spreads via underground rhizomes, the most effective removal method is to dig up the plant and dispose of it. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026

Who knows what other evidence of dinosaur meals may be lurking deep underneath the ground just waiting to be dug up. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 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