dig vs shovel

dig and shovel both are nouns.

dig and shovel both are verbs.

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

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

dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
shovel: dig with or as if with a shovel

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

dig (noun)	shovel (noun)
the act of digging	a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)	a machine for excavating
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the quantity a shovel can hold
the site of an archeological exploration

dig (verb)	shovel (verb)
get the meaning of something	dig with or as if with a shovel
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 shovel

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