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hunt down vs ambush

ambush vs hunt down

hunt down is not a noun while ambush is a noun.

hunt down and ambush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hunt down No No Yes No
ambush Yes No Yes No
As verbs, ambush is a hyponym of hunt down; that is, ambush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt down:
  • hunt down: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
  • ambush: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
Other hyponyms of hunt down include snipe, whale, still-hunt, turtle, drive, drive, rabbit, fowl, poach, seal, ferret, course, foxhunt, jack, jacklight, hawk, falcon, fowl, forage, scrounge.
hunt down (noun) ambush (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
hunt down (verb) ambush (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) wait in hiding to attack
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
Difference between hunt down and ambush

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