DIG OUT

{v.} 1. To find by searching; bring out (something) that was put away. * /Jack dug his sled out of the cellar./ * /The newspaper printed an old story dug out of their records./ Compare: DIG UP. 2. {informal} To escape. - Usually used with "of". Often used in the phrase "dig oneself out of a hole." * /The pitcher dug himself out of a hole by striking the batter out./