dig vs trowel

dig and trowel both are nouns.

dig and trowel both are verbs.

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

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

dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
trowel: use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

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

dig (noun)	trowel (noun)
the act of digging	a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
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)	trowel (verb)
get the meaning of something	use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
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 trowel

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