hunt vs seal

hunt and seal both are nouns.

hunt and seal both are verbs.

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

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

hunt: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
seal: hunt seals

Other hyponyms of hunt include snipe, whale, ambush, still-hunt, turtle, drive, drive, rabbit, fowl, poach, ferret, course, foxhunt, jack, jacklight, hawk, falcon, fowl, forage, scrounge.

hunt (noun)	seal (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone	fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
an instance of searching for something	fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport	a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
	an indication of approved or superior status
	a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
	the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

hunt (verb)	seal (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	decide irrevocably
search (an area) for prey	hunt seals
seek, search for	close with or as if with a seal
pursue or chase relentlessly	affix a seal to
chase away, with as with force	make tight; secure against leakage
yaw back and forth about a flight path	cover with varnish
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

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