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Dig Out (Verb)

Remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

They had to dig out the fossils from the rocky excavation site to transport them to the museum for further study.
The team could dig out the buried pipes only after using sophisticated detecting equipment to locate them.
Farmers dig out the potatoes in fall when they are fully ripe and ready for harvest.
At the coal mine, workers used heavy machinery to dig out the minerals from deep within the earth.
After a long drought, the community had to dig out a new well to access clean water.

Dig out from underneath earth or snow.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The rescue teams worked tirelessly to dig out the family trapped under the rubble after the landslide.
A neighbor helped an elderly woman dig out her car after it got stuck in the massive snowdrift.
After the avalanche, the skiers had to dig out their buried equipment before they could continue their journey.
Volunteers rushed to dig out the historic church that was partially buried under the thick mud.
The construction crew spent hours trying to dig out the ancient artifact buried deep beneath the desert sand.

Create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The engineers had to dig out a tunnel through the mountain to complete the new highway.
After weeks of planning, the team began to dig out the foundation for the new community center.
Volunteers came together to dig out a pond in the local park to create a home for the ducks.
It took months for the workers to dig out the canal that would supply water to the entire town.
Over the weekend, the family managed to dig out a garden in their backyard to grow their own vegetables.