digs out

Removes from ground

Digs out means to extract something by digging or to unearth what was buried or hidden: We dug out the old photos from the attic.

It extends to freeing something trapped: They spent hours digging the car out of the snow.

Figuratively, to dig out information is to discover it through effort: She finally dug out the truth.

Related

finds · extract · uncover · hidden gems · scoop · locates · root cause · exhume · buried treasure · burrow · quarry · shovel · snow removal · detectives · introspection · catharsis · mining · treasures

Opposites
extraction vs. concealment

digs outburies

Places beneath the ground

covers up · entombs · conceals · hides · inter

uncovering vs. covering

digs outcovers

Puts over, hides

conceals · hides · blankets · obscures · shrouds

DISCOVERY VS. SUPPRESSION (figurative)

digs outsuppresses

Actively prevents expression

conceals · covers up · buries · hides · withholds

Family

dig, digs, out, outs, outed, outing, digging, digger, diggers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G