digging up

(noun) the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried. Synonyms: exhumation, disinterment, digging up.

(verb) find by digging in the ground. Synonyms: excavate, dig up, turn up. Example: "I dug up an old box in the garden."

(verb) remove, harvest, or recover by digging. Synonyms: dig, dig up, dig out. Examples: "Dig salt." "Dig coal."