Hunt and Trap

Hunt

Hunt verb - To seek out (game) for food or sport.

Usage example: Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter

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Trap and hunt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a verb "Hunt".

Nearby Words: hunted, hunting, hunter, huntsman

Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Hunt and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hunt" instead a verb "Trap".

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

elaborate	elaborate hunt	elaborate trap
common	common hunt	common trap
original	original hunt	original trap
simple	simple hunt	simple trap
Other adjectives: nasty, actual, real, massive, big, dangerous, infamous, final, gigantic, next, last, occasional, said, local.

character	hunt character	trap character
people	hunt people	trap people
family	hunt family	trap family
creature	hunt creature	trap creature
Other words: someone, time, monster, prey, killer, player, humans, batman, enemies, animals, aliens, protagonists, demons, ghosts.

A woman is trying to get some pearls that are a prize in a treasure hunt, but they're part of a trap.

Source: Diving Save
Shout-Out: When Escha and Logy accompany Reyfer on a treasure hunt, a trap is accidentally sprung.

Source: Video Game / Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
Ansom chooses the third option of taking his chances with the trap and ordering a hunt for the enemy's raiding force.

Source: Take a Third Option

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