Definition dig around in British English

dig around phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb

to try to find something inside a place or container by searching in every part of it

Example

She dug around in her handbag for a pen.

Synonyms and related words

go through look out for seek out

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to try very hard to find out information about someone, especially when they do not want you to

Synonyms and related words

investigate look into follow up

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