Synonyms of digging up

Noun


1. exhumation, disinterment, digging up, act, deed, human action, human activity

usage: the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

Verb


1. excavate, dig up, turn up, obtain

usage: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

2. dig, dig up, dig out, excavate, unearth

usage: remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal"

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