hunt vs chase

hunt and chase both are nouns.

hunt and chase both are verbs.

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

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

hunt: pursue or chase relentlessly
chase: go after with the intent to catch

Other hypernyms of hunt include chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail.

hunt (noun)	chase (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	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 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

hunt (verb)	chase (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	cut a groove into
search (an area) for prey	cut a furrow into a columns
seek, search for	go after with the intent to catch
pursue or chase relentlessly	pursue someone sexually or romantically
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 hunt and chase

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