hunt vs looking

looking vs hunt

hunt and looking both are nouns.

hunt is not an adjective while looking is an adjective.

hunt is a verb but looking is not a verb.

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

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

hunt: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
looking: the act of searching visually

Other hyponyms of hunt include exploration, forage, foraging, frisk, frisking, looking for, manhunt, quest, seeking, ransacking, rummage, scouring, shakedown.

hunt (noun)	looking (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	the act of searching visually
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
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 (adjective)	looking (adjective)
	appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

hunt (verb)	looking (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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