Phrasal Verbs With 'Dig'

Dig down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Spend your own money
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We had to DIG DOWN when the funds ran out for the project.

Dig in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Start eating greedily
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: We were starving so we really DUG IN when the food finally did arrive.
  2. Meaning: Excavate a protective shelter (military)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly DUG IN.

Dig into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Reach inside to get something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She DUG INTO her handbag and pulled out a bunch of keys.

Dig out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I DUG OUT my old university essays.
  2. Meaning: Dig to remove something or someone
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They had to DIG the survivors of the earthquake OUT from the ruins.

Dig up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Find something that is supposed to be secret
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The reporters eventually DUG UP the truth about the affair.
  2. Meaning: Remove something from the ground
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police DUG UP a body.
  3. Meaning: Make a hole in a road, the ground, etc
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The council have DUG the road UP.

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