Hunting. transitive. To drive (an animal) to leave its lair or place of refuge.

To cause (a person or animal) to rise or stand up. transitive. To drive (an animal or bird) from a lair or hiding place. Cf. to put up 3b(a) at put…

transitive. Hunting. To cause (game) to rise or emerge from cover. Also more generally: to rouse, start (an animal).

To cause to rise. transitive. To rouse or dislodge (a hunted animal, spec. a boar) from a lair, covert, etc.; = raise, v.1 1b. Now historical.

To rouse, stir up, excite.

transitive. To flush out (a quarry); = sense 7a(a). Also in extended use. Obsolete.

Hunting. transitive. To cause (game) to rise or emerge from cover; to ‘put up’. Also figurative. Cf. raise, v.1 1b. Now chiefly historical.

To drive (an animal) out of its lair. Also figurative.

to den out: to drive (a beast) out of its den; to unearth. Obsolete.

transitive. To remove or turn out of a place of lodgement; to displace. Hunting. To drive (a beast) out of its lair.

To dislodge (the game) by ‘tufting’; also figurative.

transitive. In fox-hunting and badger baiting: to drag or force (a fox or badger) from its hole.

Shooting. To cause (game) to start; to ‘spring’.