dig vs touch

dig and touch both are nouns.

dig and touch both are verbs.

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

As nouns, touch is a hypernym of dig; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than dig:

dig: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
touch: the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Other hypernyms of dig include touching.

dig (noun)	touch (noun)
the act of digging	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow	the feel of mechanical action
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)	a distinguishing style
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
the site of an archeological exploration	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

dig (verb)	touch (verb)
get the meaning of something	have an effect upon
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	color lightly
create by digging	comprehend
remove the inner part or the core of	make a more or less disguised reference to
poke or thrust abruptly	consume
thrust down or into	make physical contact with, come in contact with
remove, harvest, or recover by digging	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
work hard	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between dig and touch

Words related to "touch"

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