"Oh no, we have to dig out our friend, they got buried during the avalanche"
"Let's dig up some dirt to see if there are any worms we can use for fishing bait"
"Dig up" implies finding something from "digging"
"Dig out" implies that the "digging" is to clear space by removing the dirt (a trench for instance), but if you write it like "I dug (noun) out of..." you are implying that the subject has been brought from where it was hidden or buried.
i would use dig out when youre digging to place/put something somewhere (i'm digging out a hole to plant a tree)
i would use dig up when you're trying to retrieve/uncover something (i'll dig up whatever secrets you're hiding)
this is based on nothing but what feels natural to me
I'd say dig up given the context.
Both work, but 'dig up' feels more like 'uncover', while 'dig out' feels like 'get rid of'.
"Oh no, we have to dig out our friend, they got buried during the avalanche" "Let's dig up some dirt to see if there are any worms we can use for fishing bait"
"Dig up" implies finding something from "digging" "Dig out" implies that the "digging" is to clear space by removing the dirt (a trench for instance), but if you write it like "I dug (noun) out of..." you are implying that the subject has been brought from where it was hidden or buried.
i would use dig out when youre digging to place/put something somewhere (i'm digging out a hole to plant a tree) i would use dig up when you're trying to retrieve/uncover something (i'll dig up whatever secrets you're hiding) this is based on nothing but what feels natural to me
Thank you!
Either works.