dig up
English Thesaurus
1. find by digging in the ground (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | obtain, |
| definition | : | come into possession of (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | nuzzle, |
| definition | : | dig out with the snout (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disinter, exhume, |
| definition | : | dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies (verb.social) |
| verb group | : | locate, turn up, |
| definition | : | discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining (verb.possession) |
2. remove, harvest, or recover by digging (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | excavate, unearth, |
| definition | : | recover through digging (verb.perception) |
3. find by digging in the ground (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
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