dig vs take away

dig is a noun but take away is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take away is a hypernym of dig; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than dig:

dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of dig include remove, take, withdraw.

As verbs, take away is a hypernym of dig; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than dig:

dig: remove the inner part or the core of
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of dig include remove, take, withdraw.

dig (noun)	take away (noun)
the act of digging
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
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)	take away (verb)
get the meaning of something	take out or remove
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
create by digging	get rid of something abstract
remove the inner part or the core of	take away a part from; diminish
poke or thrust abruptly	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
thrust down or into	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
remove, harvest, or recover by digging	take from a person or place
work hard