groove vs dig

groove and dig both are nouns.

groove and dig both are verbs.

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

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

groove: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth

Other hypernyms of groove include cut into, delve, turn over.

groove (noun)	dig (noun)
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape	the act of digging
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part	the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)	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

groove (verb)	dig (verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove	get the meaning of something
make a groove in, or provide with a groove	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 groove and dig

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