hunt vs capture

capture vs hunt

hunt and capture both are nouns.

hunt and capture both are verbs.

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

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

hunt: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
capture: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

Other hypernyms of hunt include catch.

hunt (noun)	capture (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	the act of taking of a person by force
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone	the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
an instance of searching for something	any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport	a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

hunt (verb)	capture (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
search (an area) for prey	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
seek, search for	succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
pursue or chase relentlessly	attract; cause to be enamored
chase away, with as with force	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
yaw back and forth about a flight path	bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

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