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hunt vs fox hunting

fox hunting vs hunt

hunt and fox hunting both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hunt Yes No Yes No
fox hunting Yes No No No
As nouns, fox hunting is a hyponym of hunt; that is, fox 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
  • fox hunting: mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
Other hyponyms of hunt include battue, beagling, coursing, deer hunt, deer hunting, duck hunting, ducking, foxhunt, pigsticking.
hunt (noun) fox hunting (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
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) fox 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
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