hunt
noun
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the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a 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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the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
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an instance of searching for something
the hunt for submarines
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an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
verb
- 1
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
The dogs are running deer
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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 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 unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
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