Definition of Hunt

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hunt
v. chase and capture game animals; search, look for; follow after, pursue
n. act of chasing and capturing game animals

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HUNT Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hunt
(v. t.)
To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country.
  
(v. t.)
To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.
  
(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. i.)
To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
  
(v. i.)
To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.
  
(n.)
The game secured in the hunt.
  
(n.)
The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.
  
(n.)
An association of huntsmen.
  
(n.)
A pack of hounds.
  
(n.)
A district of country hunted over.
  

WordNet 2.0
Hunt

Noun
1. Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
(synonym) Holman Hunt, William Holman Hunt
(hypernym) Pre-Raphaelite
2. United States architect (1827-1895)
(synonym) Richard Morris Hunt
(hypernym) architect, designer
3. British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
(synonym) Leigh Hunt, James Henry Leigh Hunt
(hypernym) writer, author


hunt

Noun
1. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
(synonym) hunt club
(hypernym) club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
2. an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
(hypernym) search
3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
(synonym) search, hunting
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) exploration
4. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
(synonym) hunting
(hypernym) labor, labour, toil
(hyponym) canned hunt
(derivation) hound, trace
5. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
(synonym) hunting
(hypernym) outdoor sport, field sport
(hyponym) battue
(derivation) hound, trace
(class) bag

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"
(synonym) run, hunt down, track down
(hypernym) capture, catch
(hyponym) snipe
(verb-group) run
(derivation) hunting
2. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
(synonym) hound, trace
(hypernym) chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(hyponym) ferret
(derivation) hunting
3. chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"
(hypernym) rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
4. yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"
(hypernym) yaw
(classification) airplane, aeroplane, plane
5. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
(hypernym) oscillate, vibrate
6. seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
7. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
(hypernym) search, look
(verb-group) run, hunt down, track down
(derivation) hunting

Australian Slang
Berkshire hunt
cunt

Hunt up a cow
find a dry spot outdoors, usually with sexual intentions

Shakespeare Words
HUNT
COUNTER: to follow the scent the wrong way

hEnglish - advanced version
hunt

hunt
\hunt\, v. i.
1. (mach.) to be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, or the like; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
2. (change ringing) to shift up and down in order regularly.
hunt
\hunt\, v. t. (change ringing) to move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
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.]
3. a pack of hounds. [obs.]
4. an association of huntsmen.
5. a district of country hunted over. every landowner within the hunt. --london field.
hunt
\hunt\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. hunted; p. pr. & vb. n. hunting.] [as. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to follow, pursue, goth. hin&?;an (in comp.) to seize. ?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. cxl. 11.
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. xxvii. 5.
2. to seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after. he after honor hunts, i after love.


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 treasure hunt 
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 witch-hunt 
 hunt the wumpus 
 william holman hunt 
 to hunt counter 
 slave hunt 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
hunt
n., sealg

English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Chwiwian
Chwiwian = v. to hunt about

Defeita
Defeita = v. to hunt after sheep

Draeneta
Draeneta = v. to hunt urchins

Heboca
Heboca = v. to hunt with a hawk

Hel
Hel = n. a gathering, an aggregate, v. to gather, to hunt

Hela
Hela = v. to gather, to hunt

Helfa
Helfa = n. an aggregate; a hunt

Hely
Hely = n. a gathering; a hunt, v. to gather; to hunt

Pryfeta
Pryfeta = v. to hunt vermin


HUNT Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary
Hunt, Carew
wrote Theory and Practice of Communism.


HUNT Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

US Zip Codes
14846
State: NEW YORK
City: HUNT

25635
State: WEST VIRGINIA
City: HUNT

78024
State: TEXAS
City: HUNT


HUNT Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English - Klingon
hunt
n. chon
v. wam

ritual hunt
n. chontay


HUNT Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

ICAO aircraft designation codes
HUNT
HAWKER Hunter L1J M


HUNT Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
HUN
HUNT CORP
Exchange: NYSE
Manufactures and distributes art/craft products, such as mounting and laminating products, supplies for large format digital images, and board products used for mounting and presenting images; And manufactures and distributes limited selection of consumer office products, such asmanual and electric pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, manual and


HUNT Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Hunt
A hunt is an activity during which humans or animals chase some prey, such as wild or specially bred animals (traditionally targeted species are known as game), in order to catch or kill them, either for food, sale or hobby. See hunting. The word also applies collectively to a group of hunters practicing such a hunt, especially with dogs. See fox hunting. It may also, at least since circa 1200, take the form of a search for a specified target that can, unlike a hunting prey, remain unheard, as in specific compounds such as scavenger hunt or treasure hunt. Synonyms of hunt(ing) may have a similar derived meaning, e.g. photo safari.

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