trail vs hunt

trail and hunt both are nouns.

trail and hunt both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of trail include tree, quest, hound, trace, run down.

trail (noun)	hunt (noun)
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
evidence pointing to a possible solution	the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
a track or mark left by something that has passed	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
	an instance of searching for something
	an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

trail (verb)	hunt (verb)
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
hang down so as to drag along the ground	search (an area) for prey
go after with the intent to catch	seek, search for
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly	pursue or chase relentlessly
to lag or linger behind	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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