dig vs cheap shot

cheap shot vs dig

dig and cheap shot both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, cheap shot is a hyponym of dig; that is, cheap shot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig:

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

dig (noun)	cheap shot (noun)
the act of digging	an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
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

dig (verb)	cheap shot (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 dig and cheap shot

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