hunt vs search

hunt and search both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hunt and search are synonyms defined as:

hunt and search: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Other synonyms of hunt include hunting.

As nouns, search is a hypernym of hunt; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than hunt:

As verbs, search is a hypernym of hunt; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than hunt:

Other hypernyms of hunt include look.

As verbs, search is a hypernym of hunt; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than hunt:

Other hypernyms of hunt include look for, seek.

hunt (noun)	search (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone	an investigation seeking answers
an instance of searching for something	the examination of alternative hypotheses
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

hunt (verb)	search (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	inquire into
search (an area) for prey	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
seek, search for	subject to a search
pursue or chase relentlessly	search or seek
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