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

Lee’s Summit’s beleaguered municipal court system needs a series of improvements, including more court dates, additional staff and help to dig out of a backlog of work, a city consultant said. — Nathan Pilling july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Once the patio has been laid out, use a mattock and shovel to dig out an area equal to the size of the patio and about 5-1/2 inches deep. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026

Casey came up with an excuse prior to the 2023 season to have Gary dig out the Dodgers card, then had his local tattoo artist make his vision a unique — and realistic — homage. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

After the twin quakes in Venezuela last month, 73 firefighters from Los Angeles County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team were quickly deployed to the devastation to help dig out and treat survivors from one of that country’s worst disasters. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 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