cheap shot vs dig

dig vs cheap shot

cheap shot and dig both are nouns.

cheap shot is not a verb while dig is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cheap shot	Yes	No	No	No
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dig is a hypernym of cheap shot; that is, dig is a word with a broader meaning than cheap shot:

cheap shot: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
dig: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Other hypernyms of cheap shot include barb, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam.

cheap shot (noun)	dig (noun)
an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence	the act of digging
an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person	the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
	a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
	the site of an archeological exploration

cheap shot (verb)	dig (verb)
	get the meaning of something
	turn up, loosen, or remove earth
	create by digging
	remove the inner part or the core of
	poke or thrust abruptly
	thrust down or into
	remove, harvest, or recover by digging
	work hard

Difference between cheap shot and dig

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