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hunt vs forage

forage vs hunt

hunt and forage both are nouns.

hunt and forage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hunt Yes No Yes No
forage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, forage is a hyponym of hunt; that is, forage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:
  • hunt: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
  • forage: the act of searching for food and provisions
As verbs, forage is a hyponym of hunt; that is, forage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:
  • hunt: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
  • forage: collect or look around for (food)
hunt (noun) forage (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts the act of searching for food and provisions
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
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) forage (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) wander and feed
search (an area) for prey collect or look around for (food)
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 forage

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