nick vs dig

nick and dig both are nouns.

nick and dig both are verbs.

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

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

nick: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
dig: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

nick (noun)	dig (noun)
a small cut	the act of digging
(British slang) a prison	the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)	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

nick (verb)	dig (verb)
mate successfully; of livestock	get the meaning of something
divide or reset the tail muscles of	turn up, loosen, or remove earth
cut a nick into	create by digging
cut slightly, with a razor	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 nick and dig

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