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hunt vs pigsticking

pigsticking vs hunt

hunt and pigsticking both are nouns.

hunt is a verb but pigsticking is not a verb.

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