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Synonyms of dugout
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
as in canoe, raft
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dugout
- bateau,
- caïque,
- canoe,
- catamaran,
- coracle,
- curragh
- (or currach),
- dhow,
- dinghy,
- dink,
- dory,
- flatboat,
- garvey,
- gig,
- johnboat,
- kayak,
- outrigger,
- paddleboat,
- pinnace,
- piragua,
- pirogue,
- pontoon,
- pram,
- punt,
- raft,
- rowboat,
- rowing boat
- [chiefly British],
- sampan,
- scow,
- scull,
- shallop,
- shell,
- skiff,
- surfboat,
- umiak,
- wherry
2
as in bunker
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dugout
dug out
verb
past tense of dig out
Synonyms & Antonyms of dug out (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
- she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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2
to leave a place often for another
- without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
Synonyms for dug out
- bailed,
- bailed out,
- booked
- [slang],
- bugged off,
- bugged out,
- buggered off
- [British slang],
- buzzed (off),
- cleared off
- [chiefly British],
- cleared out,
- cut out,
- departed,
- exited,
- got,
- got off,
- moved,
- packed (up or off),
- parted,
- peeled off,
- piked (out or off),
- pulled out,
- pushed off,
- pushed on,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- ran along,
- sallied (forth),
- scarpered
- [British],
- shoved (off),
- stepped (along),
- took off,
- vamoosed,
- walked out,
- went,
- went off
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Phrases Synonymous with dug out
- beat it,
- hit the road,
- pulled stakes
- (or pulled up stakes),
- took a hike
- (also took a walk),
- took a powder
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of dugout was in 1819
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