spade vs turn over

turn over vs spade

spade is a noun but turn over is not a noun.

spade and turn over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spade	Yes	No	Yes	No
turn over	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of spade include cut into, delve, dig.

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

spade (verb)	turn over (verb)
dig (up) with a spade	think about carefully; weigh
	turn up, loosen, or remove earth
	turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
	turn from an upright or normal position
	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
	move by turning over or rotating
	cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
	place into the hands or custody of
	do business worth a certain amount of money

Difference between spade and turn over

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