spade vs dig

spade and dig both are nouns.

spade and dig both are verbs.

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

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

spade: dig (up) with a spade
dig: turn up, loosen, or remove earth

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

spade (noun)	dig (noun)
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot	the act of digging
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it	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

spade (verb)	dig (verb)
dig (up) with a spade	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

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