dig vs ditch

dig and ditch both are nouns.

dig and ditch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No
ditch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ditch is a hyponym of dig; that is, ditch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig:

dig: remove the inner part or the core of
ditch: cut a trench in, as for drainage

Other hyponyms of dig include drive, trench.

dig (noun)	ditch (noun)
the act of digging	a long narrow excavation in the earth
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	any small natural waterway
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)	ditch (verb)
get the meaning of something	crash or crash-land
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	cut a trench in, as for drainage
create by digging	make an emergency landing on water
remove the inner part or the core of	forsake
poke or thrust abruptly	throw away
thrust down or into	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
work hard

Difference between dig and ditch

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