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forage vs hunt

hunt vs forage

forage and hunt both are nouns.

forage and hunt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forage Yes No Yes No
hunt Yes No Yes No
As nouns, hunt is a hypernym of forage; that is, hunt is a word with a broader meaning than forage:
  • forage: the act of searching for food and provisions
  • hunt: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Other hypernyms of forage include hunting, search.
As verbs, hunt is a hypernym of forage; that is, hunt is a word with a broader meaning than forage:
  • forage: collect or look around for (food)
  • hunt: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Other hypernyms of forage include hunt down, run, track down.
forage (noun) hunt (noun)
the act of searching for food and provisions the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle 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
forage (verb) hunt (verb)
wander and feed pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
collect or look around for (food) 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 forage and hunt

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