dig vs root

dig and root both are nouns.

dig and root both are verbs.

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

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

dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
root: dig with the snout

Other hyponyms of dig include furrow, groove, rut, rootle, rout, spade, shovel, trowel, burrow, tunnel.

dig (noun)	root (noun)
the act of digging	the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)	a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
the site of an archeological exploration	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
	(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

dig (verb)	root (verb)
get the meaning of something	take root and begin to grow
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	cause to take roots
create by digging	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
remove the inner part or the core of	dig with the snout
poke or thrust abruptly	plant by the roots
thrust down or into	cheer for
remove, harvest, or recover by digging	come into existence, originate
work hard

Difference between dig and root

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