ambush vs hunt

ambush and hunt both are nouns.

ambush and hunt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ambush	Yes	No	Yes	No
hunt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hunt is a hypernym of ambush; that is, hunt is a word with a broader meaning than ambush:

ambush: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
hunt: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

Other hypernyms of ambush include hunt down, run, track down.

ambush (noun)	hunt (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
	an instance of searching for something
	an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

ambush (verb)	hunt (verb)
wait in hiding to attack	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing	search (an area) for prey
	seek, search for
	pursue or chase relentlessly
	chase away, with as with force
	yaw back and forth about a flight path
	oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

Difference between ambush and hunt

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