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dug up

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb dig up has 1 sense
  1. excavate, dig up, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
    --1 is one way to obtain
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

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dug up

Definition: Retrieved or uncovered by digging.

Part of speech: Verb phrase

Sense 1:

Usage: Popular

Definition: To unearth or bring to the surface by digging.

Example sentence: The archaeologists dug up a collection of ancient artifacts from the burial site.

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Sense 2:

Usage: Local

Definition: To uncover and reveal information, often related to someone's past.

Example sentence: The reporter dug up some scandalous details about the politician's previous business dealings.

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