Meanings
plural dug-outs
- alternativeAlternative spelling of dugout.
The incident provoked an angry exchange between Diouf and the Celtic bench and, after the Rangers dug-out got involved, Diouf was booked and Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist and Celtic boss Neil Lennon were given a warning by referee Murray.
2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
dug-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dug-out
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