dig out

Verb
  1. Remove, harvest, or recover by digging (synset 202148219)
    "dig salt"; "dig coal"
    is a type of: excavate, unearth - recover through digging
    same as: dig, dig up
  2. Dig out from underneath earth or snow (synset 201314921)
    is a type of: disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from
  3. Create by digging (synset 201313763)
    "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
    entail: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    is a type of: core out, hollow, hollow out - remove the interior of
    subtypes:
    • lift - take (root crops) out of the ground
    • trench - dig a trench or trenches
    • dibble - make a hole with a wooden hand tool
    same as: dig

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