dig out
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dig out
verb digs out · digging out · dug out
- To remove something by digging. The archaeologist dug out a Saxon dagger.
- To find or retrieve something buried. I shall try to dig out my old textbooks.
- To make something by digging. We had to dig out our foxhole while under fire.
- To decamp; to leave a place hastily.
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To have penetrative sexual intercourse with someone.
I'd like to dig her out.
Similar: coitize
- To block a yorker with the bottom of the bat, at the last second.
Similar: go to bed with, sleep with
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verb
Similar: go to bed with, sleep with
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verb to find or retrieve something by removing overlying material
| Français | dénicher |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausgraben |
| Русский | откапывать otkapyvatʹ, находи́ть naxodítʹ, изыскивать izyskivatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | moi |
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title = {dig out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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