phrasal verb

Dig out

Rank #519Letter DInseparable

2Sections

Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time

Meanings

  • Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time (separable [optional], International English)
  • Dig to remove something or someone (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • I DUG OUT my old university essays.
  • They had to DIG the survivors of the earthquake OUT from the ruins.
  • I've been DIGING OUT since she moved away.

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