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Meanings of dig up in English

Catalan
desenterrar
Spanish
encontrar

Find by digging in the ground.

        desenterrar

        Remove, harvest, or recover by digging.

              Usage of dig up in English
              1
              Now we must dig up the gold, and hurry to the south.
              The Young Treasure Hunter; Or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska
              2
              And then they dig up all the old stories they can find.
              One of Life's Slaves
              3
              Before long, you must dig up their bones in order to live.
              Democracy in America — Volume 1
              4
              I will dig up an angelica, and take it along with me.
              Hadda Pada
              5
              Do not the Tuscaroras sometimes dig up the hatchet against the Tuscaroras?
              Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
              6
              Unless he decided it was his duty to dig up more evidence.
              Hush: a novel
              7
              I might dig up a conscience, and that would be a bore.
              Jane Allen, Right Guard
              8
              Stephen replied through Brother John that it was to dig up flowers.
              Allan and the Holy Flower
              9
              Clearly, what you need to do is dig up those Fenian dead.
              The Irish Times
              10
              And that you dig up things that are none of your business.
              The hangman's daughter
              11
              We're going to dig up a little fir for a Christmas tree.
              Tell England / A Study in a Generation
              12
              They dig up any old story to fill space in that paper.
              Commuters: a novel
              13
              They'll dig up everything they can about you-everythingthey can about him.
              The Fortunate Youth
              14
              Maybe I can dig up something on Roon and the others, too.
              Summer of Night
              15
              See if you can't dig up a blanket, or something, for Ms.
              A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
              16
              If you will come with me you shall dig up much gold.
              The Crimson Fairy Book
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              Translations for dig up
              Dig up through the time
              Dig up across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
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