chase vs stalk

chase and stalk both are nouns.

chase and stalk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chase	Yes	No	Yes	No
stalk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stalk is a hyponym of chase; that is, stalk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chase:

chase: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
stalk: the act of following prey stealthily

Other hyponyms of chase include tracking, trailing, shadowing, tailing, stalking.

chase (noun)	stalk (noun)
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture	a stiff or threatening gait
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time	the act of following prey stealthily
	a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

chase (verb)	stalk (verb)
cut a groove into	walk stiffly
cut a furrow into a columns	follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
go after with the intent to catch	go through (an area) in search of prey
pursue someone sexually or romantically

Difference between chase and stalk

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