dig vs figure

dig and figure both are nouns.

dig and figure both are verbs.

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

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

dig: get the meaning of something
figure: understand

Other hyponyms of dig include catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig, intuit, digest.

dig (noun)	figure (noun)
the act of digging	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)	a decorative or artistic work
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the impression produced by a person
the site of an archeological exploration	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

dig (verb)	figure (verb)
get the meaning of something	make a mathematical calculation or computation
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	judge to be probable
create by digging	understand
remove the inner part or the core of	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
poke or thrust abruptly	be or play a part of or in
thrust down or into
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
work hard

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