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English verb: dig out | |||
| 1. | dig out (perception) remove, harvest, or recover by digging | ||
| Samples | Dig salt. Dig coal. | ||
| Synonyms | dig, dig up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excavate, unearth | ||
| 2. | dig out (contact) dig out from underneath earth or snow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disengage, free | ||
| 3. | dig out (contact) create by digging | ||
| Samples | Dig a hole. Dig out a channel. | ||
| Synonyms | dig | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dibble, lift, trench | ||
| Entail | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
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