forage vs hunting

hunting vs forage

forage and hunting both are nouns.

forage is a verb but hunting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forage	Yes	No	Yes	No
hunting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hunting is a hypernym of forage; that is, hunting is a word with a broader meaning than forage:

forage: the act of searching for food and provisions
hunting: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Other hypernyms of forage include hunt, search.

forage (noun)	hunting (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

forage (verb)	hunting (verb)
wander and feed
collect or look around for (food)

Difference between forage and hunting

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