hunt

hunts hunted hunting
Noun
1. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
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2. an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
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3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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4. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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5. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
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Verb
1. 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"
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2. 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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3. chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"
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4. yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"
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5. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
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6. seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
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7. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
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