Dig and Pick up

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Dig verb - To hollow out or form (something) by removing earth.

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Pick up and dig are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pick up" instead a verb "Dig".

Nearby Words: digging, digged

Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.

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Dig and pick up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dig" instead a verb "Pick up".

In Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Goren uses his pocket knife a lot (not as a weapon mind you, just to pick up stuff he doesn't want to touch, dig stuff out of walls, etc).

Source: Iconic Item
Even better is that Solomon, the one he kidnapped and forced to dig diamonds for him, kills Poison with the very same shovel they forced him to pick up.

Source: Film / Blood Diamond
Digrat digging Red out of the Rocket HQ in Celadon before they managed to pick up the Silph Scope is often referred to as the "360 no scope" thanks to the overworld animation of Dig.

Source: Fan Nickname / Twitch Plays Pokémon Red

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