shovel vs dig

shovel and dig both are nouns.

shovel and dig both are verbs.

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

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

shovel: dig with or as if with a shovel
dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth

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

shovel (noun)	dig (noun)
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle	the act of digging
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace	the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a machine for excavating	a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
the quantity a shovel can hold	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
	the site of an archeological exploration

shovel (verb)	dig (verb)
dig with or as if with a shovel	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

Difference between shovel and dig

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