hunt vs tail

hunt and tail both are nouns.

hunt and tail both are verbs.

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

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

hunt: pursue or chase relentlessly
tail: go after with the intent to catch

Other hypernyms of hunt include chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail.

hunt (noun)	tail (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport	the rear part of a ship
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone	the rear part of an aircraft
an instance of searching for something	(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
	the time of the last part of something

hunt (verb)	tail (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
search (an area) for prey	remove the stalk of fruits or berries
seek, search for	go after with the intent to catch
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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