Hunt — synonyms, definition

1. hunt (Noun)

Holman Hunt James Henry Leigh Hunt Leigh Hunt Richard Morris Hunt William Holman Hunt chase exploration game hunt club hunting inquiry investigation kill prey pursuit quarry quest research run search • • •

hunt (Noun) — An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport.

hunt (Noun) — An instance of searching for something. ex. "the hunt for submarines"

hunt (Noun) — The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.

hunt (Noun) — The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts.

hunt (Noun) — The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport.

hunt (Noun) — British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859).

hunt (Noun) — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910).

hunt (Noun) — United States architect (1827-1895).

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2. hunt (Verb)

chase comb course explore ferret follow forage foray go after grub habituate haunt hound hunt down inquire investigate look look around look for overrun • • •

hunt (Verb) — Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). ex. "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland" ex. "The Duke hunted in these woods" ex. "Goering often hunted down wild boars in Poland"

hunt (Verb) — Seek, search for. ex. "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"

hunt (Verb) — Pursue or chase relentlessly. ex. "the detectives hunted the suspect until they found him"

hunt (Verb) — Chase or drive away, as with force. ex. "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighbourhood"

hunt (Verb) — Yaw back and forth about a flight path.

hunt (Verb) — Oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent. ex. "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"

hunt (Verb) — Search (an area) for prey. ex. "The King used to hunt these forests"

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