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View definitions for dig out

dig out

verb as in deepen

Strongest match

verb as in dislodge

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Cars whip by — dangerously close — but she enjoys the work of digging out leaves, dirt and pine cones.

"We need the right equipment to carry out this rescue," Arif Khan, who was helping dig out the bodies, told us.

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Traditionally, big dinosaur bones have been the biggest prize, so there has been less interest in digging out smaller fossils.

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But she has a lot of work to do before she can safely dig out the paintbrush.

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Getting there required a herculean effort, the Dodgers digging out of a big early hole that had been entirely of their own making.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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