get onto vs dig

get onto is not a noun while dig is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get onto	No	No	Yes	No
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of get onto include apprehend, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy.

get onto (noun)	dig (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

get onto (verb)	dig (verb)
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	get the meaning of something
	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