Dig up
Dig up verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Usage example: she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Both terms in one sentence
- They finally hit rock bottom finishing dead last in 1990, with Steinbrenner getting banned from baseball for two years for hiring a con man to try and dig up damaging information on one of his own players.
Source: Dork Age / Sports -
Finally, she gets elemental shields that can sustain one hit more than what Lilac and Carol get, and has the ability to sniff out and dig up powerups like said shields at various locations, rather like the Rush Search ability from the Mega Man games.
Source: Video Game / Freedom Planet
Cite this Source
Hit and Dig up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/hit
Dig up & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/hit>.
Hit or Dig up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/hit.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "dig up" and "hit" have occurred on timeline