hunt

[Hunt]

Englishman and Pre Raphaelite painter (1827 1910)

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To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer.

Noun
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

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the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

Noun
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

Noun
an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"

Noun
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

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British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

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United States architect (1827-1895)

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Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

Verb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

Verb
search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

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seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"

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oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"

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pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

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yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane''s nose yawed"

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chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"


v. t.
To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer.

v. t.
To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence.

v. t.
To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.

v. t.
To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.

v. t.
To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country.

v. i.
To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.

v. i.
To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.

n.
The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.

n.
The game secured in the hunt.

n.
A pack of hounds.

n.
An association of huntsmen.

n.
A district of country hunted over.


Hunt

Hunt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunting.] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to follow, pursue, Goth. hinan (in comp.) to seize. &root;36. Cf. Hent.] 1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer.
Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.
2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence.
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish. 4. To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.
He hunts a pack of dogs.
5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country.

Hunt

Hunt, v. i. 1. To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.
Esau went to the field to hunt for venison.
2. To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
He after honor hunts, I after love.
To hunt counter, to trace the scent backward in hunting, as a hound to go back on one's steps. [Obs.] Shak.

Hunt

Hunt, n. 1. The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.
The hunt is up; the morn is bright and gray.
2. The game secured in the hunt. [Obs.] Shak. 3. A pack of hounds. [Obs.] 4. An association of huntsmen. 5. A district of country hunted over.
Every landowner within the hunt.

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer.

To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.

The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.

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Usage Examples

A gun can be dangerous. But a gun can protect you, you can hunt for food with it - you know, the tool itself is a tool. The intention of the party using the tool is a part of the process, right? You know: the knife cuts the steak, stabs the person, saves somebody from danger, cuts somebody out of a car.

I'm learning to hunt with rifles, because if you think about it, hunting gets you the healthiest meat - organic, free-range food. It's a totally yuppie spin on what I thought was kind of a redneck occupation.

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

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