phrasal verb

Dig up

Letter DInseparable

Dig up

Find something that is supposed to be secret

Meanings

  • Find something that is supposed to be secret (separable [optional], International English)
  • Remove something from the ground (separable [optional], International English)
  • Make a hole in a road, the ground, etc (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The reporters eventually DUG UP the truth about the affair.
  • The council have DUG the road UP.

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