hunt vs duck hunting

duck hunting vs hunt

hunt and duck hunting both are nouns.

hunt is a verb but duck hunting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
duck hunting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, duck hunting is a hyponym of hunt; that is, duck hunting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:

hunt: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
duck hunting: hunting ducks

Other hyponyms of hunt include battue, beagling, coursing, deer hunt, deer hunting, ducking, fox hunting, foxhunt, pigsticking.

hunt (noun)	duck hunting (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	hunting ducks
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

hunt (verb)	duck hunting (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
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 hunt and duck hunting

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