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What does dig out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word dig out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To remove something by digging.
  2. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To find or retrieve something buried.
  3. (transitive) To make something by digging.
  4. (intransitive, US, slang) To decamp; to leave a place hastily.
  5. (transitive, cricket) To block a yorker with the bottom of the bat, at the last second.
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In 1811 she saw bones projecting from the cliff-face and enterprisingly hired some men to dig out the block in which they were embedded.
So, dig out your latest bank statement, check it carefully and cancel the direct debits and standing orders that you don't need any more.
It's time to dig out the sun cream and aftersun now, the forecasters are promising a heat wave this weekend.
If you want to spend a few moments with the big cheese himself, load your camera, dig out a pen, and get in line here.
Journalists normally fret about negative campaigning and condemn attacks that dig out personal baggage in a candidate's background.
I enjoyed it so much that it inspired me to dig out my daybook from a seminar five years ago.

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