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digs out

digs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dig out.

Meaning of dig out

Verb

dig out (third-person singular simple present digs out, present participle digging out, simple past and past participle dug out)

  1. (transitive) To remove something by digging.
    • The archaeologist dug out a Saxon dagger.
  2. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To find or retrieve something buried.
    • I shall try to dig out my old textbooks.
  3. (transitive) To make something by digging.
    • We had to dig out our foxhole while under fire.
  4. (US, intransitive, slang) To decamp; to leave a place hastily.
  5. (slang, transitive) To have penetrative sexual intercourse with someone.
    • I'd like to dig her out.
    Synonyms:
    coitize
  6. (transitive) To block a yorker with the bottom of the bat, at the last second.

Questions about digs out

What is digs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Digs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dig out.

Words near digs out in the dictionary

  1. digs one's grave with a fork and spoon
  2. digs one's heels in
  3. digs one's own grave
  4. digs oneself in a hole
  5. digs oneself into a hole
  6. digs out
  7. digs out of a hole
  8. digs over
  9. digs round
  10. digs up
  11. digs up dirt

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