hunt vs ferret

hunt and ferret both are nouns.

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

As verbs, ferret is a hyponym of hunt; that is, ferret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:

As verbs, ferret is a hyponym of hunt; that is, ferret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:

hunt (noun)	ferret (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
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)	ferret (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	search and discover through persistent investigation
search (an area) for prey	hunt with ferrets
seek, search for	hound or harry relentlessly
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