Synonyms for dig up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dig |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪg |
Top 10 synonyms for dig up Other synonyms for the word dig up
- abate
- abolish
- accost
- achieve
- acquire
- adjust
- advertise
- affront
- air
- apprehend
- ascertain
- attain
- bare
- be found
- be hot on the trail
- be on to
- bear the cost
- bear the expense
- beat the bushes
- become known
- bequeath
- bestow
- betray
- bird-dog
- blot out
- brandish
- break
- bring to light
- bring up
- broadcast
- brush against
- bump into
- capture
- catch on
- chance on
- chance upon
- chase
- chase down
- chip in
- clear
- collar
- collide
- come across
- come through
- come to light
- come to pass
- come up against
- come up with
- come upon
- conceive
- confer
- confront
- contrive
- corral
- cough up
- cover
- cross
- debunk
- defray
- denude
- deracinate
- descry
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig out
- dig up
- disburse
- discern
- discharge
- disclose
- discover
- disentomb
- displace
- display
- disport
- distinguish
- divulge
- do
- do away with
- dog
- dog footsteps of
- draw an inference
- drive out
- effect
- elicit
- eliminate
- encounter
- engage
- eradicate
- espy
- excavate
- exhibit
- exile
- experience
- explore
- expose
- extend
- exterminate
- extirpate
- extract
- face
- fall in with
- feature
- ferret out
- find
- flash
- flaunt
- follow
- foot
- foot the bill
- front
- gain
- gather
- get at
- get together
- get wind of
- get wise to
- give away
- glimpse
- go after
- grant
- grapple
- greet
- hand over
- handle
- happen upon
- hear
- hit
- hit on
- hit upon
- honor
- hunt
- hunt down
- identify
- invent
- kick in
- lay bare
- lay fingers on
- lay open
- leak
- learn
- let cat out of bag
- let out
- light
- light upon
- liquidate
- locate
- look up
- luck
- make a meet
- make known
- make out
- make payment
- manifest
- meet
- meet face to face
- meet with
- move
- muster
- nose out
- note
- notice
- observe
- offer
- open
- open to view
- open up
- originate
- overthrow
- overturn
- parade
- pass the hat
- penetrate
- perceive
- pick up on
- piece together
- pierce
- pinpoint
- pioneer
- plunk down
- pop up
- prepay
- present
- probe
- proffer
- prove
- pry
- publish
- pull up
- pursue
- put on view
- put together
- put up
- quest
- raise
- reach
- realize
- recognize
- recompense
- recoup
- recover
- refund
- reimburse
- remit
- remove
- remunerate
- render
- rendezvous with
- repay
- report
- requisition
- requite
- reveal
- reward
- root out
- rub eyeballs
- run across
- run down
- run into
- run up against
- salute
- satisfy
- scare up
- scent
- scout
- scout out
- search out
- secure
- see
- seek
- seize
- sense
- settle
- shadow
- show
- show off
- sight
- smell out
- smoke out
- sniff out
- solicit
- spill
- spot
- stake
- stalk
- stick to
- streak
- strike
- strip
- stumble
- stumble across
- stumble on
- stumble upon
- subject
- tail
- take
- take care of
- tap
- tear up
- tell
- think of
- tip off
- tip one's hand
- touch shoulders
- trace
- track
- track down
- trail
- transpire
- travel
- traverse
- trip on
- trip over
- trot out
- tumble
- tumble into
- turn up
- tussle
- unclothe
- uncover
- understand
- unearth
- unfold
- unmask
- unshroud
- unveil
- unwrap
- weed
- weed out
- widen
- wipe out
- wise up to
- worm out
- wrestle
Définition of dig up
Origin :- late 17c. as "a tool for digging," from dig (v.). Meaning "archaeological expedition" is from 1896. Meaning "thrust or poke" (as with an elbow) is from 1819; figurative sense of this is from 1840.
- As in learn : verb discover, find out
- As in meet : verb happen on
- As in pay : verb give money for goods, services
- As in strike : verb find, discover
- As in track/track down : verb follow, pursue
- As in turn up : verb discover or be discovered
- As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
- As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
- As in disinter : verb exhume
- As in collect : verb obtain (money)
- As in detect : verb discover
- As in discover : verb find, uncover
- As in dredge : verb deepen
- As in expose : verb reveal
- As in ferret out : verb search out
- As in find : verb catch sight of, lay hands on
- I'll explain what I have in mind while we dig up this coil of hose.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- Destroy the weeds in all parts of the ground, dig up the earth between the rows, and about the stems of all large kinds.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Dig up a warm border, and sow some French beans; let them have a dry soil, and give them no water till they appear above ground.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Do the Indians want to dig up the tomahawk and make war on the whites?
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
- People who had not paid a bill for months managed to dig up cash for tickets.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- The attempt to dig up the mandrake was said to be fraught with great danger.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- Damn it, he had to dig up enough money to get back to Earth.
- Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
- Suppose anybody around the club could dig up a screwdriver for you?
- Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
- Might dig up something they could ask awkward questions about.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- Like a charm,” says I. “All that bothers me now is how I can dig up another pain.
- Extract from : « Odd Numbers » by Sewell Ford
Antonyms for dig up
- abandon
- avoid
- be immune
- be quiet
- bear
- build
- bury
- cancel
- compensate
- conceal
- confuse
- cover
- create
- deny
- deprive
- destroy
- disconnect
- dishonor
- disjoin
- dispense
- disperse
- dissatisfy
- disseminate
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- dodge
- earn
- evade
- fail
- fall short
- fix
- forfeit
- free
- give
- go
- guard
- help
- hide
- hold
- ignore
- keep
- keep secret
- leave
- let go
- lose
- meed
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not see
- not touch
- offer
- overlook
- pass by
- pass up
- penalize
- plant
- protect
- ratify
- refrain
- refuse
- release
- remain
- run away
- save
- scatter
- secret
- secrete
- separate
- settle
- share
- shield
- shun
- sow
- stay
- suppress
- surrender
- take
- take back
- tap
- teach
- upset
- welcome
- withhold
- yield
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