DIG SB/STH


Meaning of DIG SB/STH in English

out (of sth)

1.

to remove sb/sth from somewhere by digging the ground around them or it :

More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive.

2.

to find sth that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time :

I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.