| 单词 | dig something or someone out |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to obtain by digging Rescue workers are digging people out of collapsed buildings. Synonyms excavate They have excavated the fossil remains of a prehistoric man. unearth Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant. bring to the surface disinter The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site. bring out of the ground 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to find by effort or searching I'll try and dig his phone number out for you. Synonyms find The police also found a pistol. locate We've simply been unable to locate him. track down unearth No evidence has yet been unearthed. ferret out lay your hand on turn up Additional synonymsin the sense of disinter Definition to dig up The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site. Synonyms dig up, unearth, exhume, disentomb in the sense of locate Definition to discover the whereabouts of We've simply been unable to locate him. Synonyms find, discover, detect, come across, track down, pinpoint, unearth, pin down, lay your hands on, run to earth or ground in the sense of unearth Definition to dig up out of the earth Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant. Synonyms dig up, excavate, exhume, dredge up (informal), disinterNearby words of |
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