dig up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To excavate something.
The work involved a complete rewiring of the system, while the addition of four higher-capacity Mechan jacks and the increased length of the new train meant the entire floor (the length of four train carriages) had to be dug up, levelled and strengthened to meet tolerance requirements.
2020 August 12, “Network News: Four new jacks at Clacton depot”, in Rail, page 18:
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(idiomatic, transitive) To discover something by digging; to unearth.
dig up proof
dig some gossip up on him.
dig up information
dig up some scandalous stories
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(transitive) To find a supply of (something); to pay up.
You'll have to dig up eight grand to pay for this.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dug up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dug up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| digs up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| digging up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (35)
mi houhou (to excavate) · cs dobýt (to discover by digging) · fr mettre la main (to discover by digging) · la exhumō (to excavate) · pl wykopywać (to discover by digging) · cs vykopat (to discover by digging) · mi huke (to discover by digging) · cs těžit (to excavate) · pl wykopać (to discover by digging) · ro dezgropa (to excavate) · pl odkopywać (to excavate) · fr dégoter (to discover by digging) · zu -mba (to excavate) · it dissotterrare (to excavate) · pl wykopywać (to excavate) · fr dénicher (to discover by digging) · la effodiō (to excavate) · pl odkopać (to excavate) · cs dobývat (to discover by digging) · cs vytěžit (to excavate) · ru откопа́ть (to discover by digging) · fi kaivaa (to excavate) · wa displanter (to excavate) · pl odkopywać (to discover by digging) · fr déplanter (to excavate) · de ausgraben (to excavate) · pl wykopać (to excavate) · it disseppellire (to excavate) · grc ἀνορύσσω (to excavate) · pl odkopać (to discover by digging) · cs dobývat (to excavate) · fi kaivaa esiin (to discover by digging) · mi huke (to excavate) · got 𐌿𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (to excavate) · qu allay (to excavate)