Dive vs. Dig

Diveverb

To swim under water.

Diveverb

To jump into water head-first.

Diveverb

To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

Diveverb

To descend sharply or steeply.

Diveverb

(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.

Diveverb

(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

Diveverb

To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

Diveverb

(transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.

Diveverb

(figurative) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Divenoun

A jump or plunge into water.

Divenoun

A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.

Divenoun

A downward swooping motion.

Divenoun

A swim under water.

Divenoun

A decline.

Divenoun

(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.

Divenoun

(aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.

Divenoun

(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.

Diveverb

To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.

Diveverb

Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Diveverb

To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.

Diveverb

To explore by diving; to plunge into.

Divenoun

A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.

Divenoun

A place of low resort.

Divenoun

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

Divenoun

a headlong plunge into water

Divenoun

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

Diveverb

drop steeply;

Diveverb

plunge into water;

Diveverb

swim under water;

Digverb

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.should this be split into senses?

Digverb

(transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

Digverb

(mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

Digverb

To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.

Digverb

(figurative) To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.

Digverb

To thrust; to poke.

Digverb

(volleyball) To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball

Digverb

(slang) To understand or show interest in. should this be split into two senses?

Digverb

(slang) To appreciate, or like.

Dignoun

An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.

Dignoun

A plodding and laborious student.

Dignoun

A thrust; a poke.

Dignoun

A tool for digging.

Dignoun

(volleyball) A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.

Dignoun

A cutting, sarcastic remark.

Dignoun

A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.

Dignoun

Digoxin.

Digverb

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade.

Digverb

To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.

Digverb

To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.

Digverb

To thrust; to poke.

Digverb

To like; enjoy; admire.

Digverb

To work with a spade or other like implement; to do servile work; to delve.

Digverb

To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

Digverb

To work hard or drudge;

Digverb

Of a tool: To cut deeply into the work because ill set, held at a wrong angle, or the like, as when a lathe tool is set too low and so sprung into the work.

Digverb

To understand; as, do you dig me?.

Digverb

To notice; to look at; as, dig that crazy hat!.

Digverb

To appreciate and enjoy; as, he digs classical music as well as rock.

Dignoun

A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the ribs. See Dig, v. t., 4.

Dignoun

A plodding and laborious student.

Dignoun

A tool for digging.

Dignoun

An act of digging.

Dignoun

An amount to be dug.

Dignoun

same as Gouge.

Dignoun

a critical and sometimes sarcastic or insulting remark, but often good-humored; as, celebrities at a roast must suffer through countless digs.

Dignoun

An archeological excavation site.

Dignoun

the site of an archeological exploration;

Dignoun

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;

Dignoun

a small gouge (as in the cover of a book);

Dignoun

the act of digging;

Dignoun

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow;

Digverb

turn up, loosen, or remove earth;

Digverb

create by digging;

Digverb

work hard;

Digverb

remove the inner part or the core of;

Digverb

poke or thrust abruptly;

Digverb

get the meaning of something;