stalk vs hunt

stalk and hunt both are nouns.

stalk and hunt both are verbs.

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

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

stalk: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
hunt: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

Other hypernyms of stalk include hunting.

stalk (noun)	hunt (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
the act of following prey stealthily	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	an instance of searching for something
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds	an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

stalk (verb)	hunt (verb)
walk stiffly	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to	search (an area) for prey
go through (an area) in search of 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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