hunt

UK /hʌnt/ US /hʌnt/
verb 5name 5noun 4

Definitions

verb

1

To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.

State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.

Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season.

2

To try to find something; search (for).

The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach.

The police are hunting for evidence.

3

To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.

to hunt down a criminal

He was hunted from the parish.

4

To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.

Did you hunt that pony last week?

He hunts a pack of dogs better than any man in the country.

5

To use or traverse in pursuit of game.

He hunts the woods, or the country.

noun

1

The act of hunting.

Through male bonding, the subculture of the hunt caught up in the mystique of the chase, the hunting party became a military force, and men discovered that they need not stop at defense: they could go out to hunt for other people's wealth.

2

A hunting expedition.

3

An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.

4

A pack of hunting dogs.

name

1

An English surname originating as an occupation for a hunter (for game, birds etc).

2

A male given name transferred from the surname.

3

A placename

4

A placename

5

A placename

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