manhuntn.

Brit.

/ˈmanhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈmænˌhənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, hunt n.²

Etymology: < man n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier manhunter n., manhunting n., and manhunting adj.

1. gen. The action of hunting down a person; an instance of this. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit > hostile or violent > man-hunt or man-hunting

manhunting1555

manhunt1833

1833 T. Carlyle Fraser's Mag. May 589 Neither was that an unimportant wassail-night, when the two black-browed Brothers, strong-headed, headstrong Hengist and Horsa..determined on a man-hunt in Britain, the boar-hunt at home having got over-crowded.

1859 N.Y. Daily Tribune 14 June 6/2 Should one of these countless herds take a fancy for a man-hunt, our riflemen would find even the Express wagons no protection.

1901 F. Norris Octopus ii. iv. 425 Now for weeks of searching, false alarms, clews, trailings, watching, all the thrill and heart-bursting excitement of a manhunt.

2. A search for the purpose of apprehending a specific person; esp. one by police or other authorities for a person suspected of having committed a crime. Also in extended use.

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1873 J. Miller Life amongst Modocs xv. 201 The man-hunt was over.

1906 J. London White Fang v. v. 317 It was after such encounters that the dead and wounded were carted back to the towns, and their places filled by men eager for the man-hunt.

1946 Liberty 15 June 30/3 He rounded up three or four items needful to the man hunt and stowed them in his car... The new day dawned fair and the sheriff felt murderous.

1991 New Yorker 11 Mar. 23/2 The suspense of this manhunt isn't of the straight-ahead kind we're used to: it's reflective, oscillating between approach and avoidance.

3. colloquial. An attempt by a woman to become acquainted with men, esp. for sexual purposes or with a view to marriage.

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1989 Independent 12 Oct. 16/7 This hint of a potential for goodness in the hero helps to give some human credibility to Helena's otherwise folkloric determination to re-entrap him via the bed trick. At least the object of this man-hunt is not wholly worthless.

1992 C. McDowell Woman of Style (BNC) 12 Nora calculated that there must be lots of single men up there so she decided it was ideal for the ‘manhunt’, as we called it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

manhuntv.

Brit.

/ˈmanhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈmænˌhənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, hunt v.

Etymology: < man n.¹ + hunt v. Compare earlier manhunter n. and manhunt n.

1. transitive. Chiefly U.S. To hunt down; to search for with the intention to apprehend (a person or persons). Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1841 Southern Literary Messenger 7 769/1 I never strikes an officer—but I'll teach him how to man-hunt Jim Guest.

1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 25 June 5 ‘We are not manhunting. We are not here for vengeance but to remind the world that there is another Austria,’ Silvio Lehmann, leader of New Austria, said.

1991 Sunday Tel. ii. p. xiv/6 Loxford is the same place as the Borough where Peter Grimes was manhunted to his death.

2. intransitive. colloquial. Of a woman: to seek to become acquainted with men, esp. for sexual purposes or with a view to marriage.

ΚΠ

1982 Photo-Love Summer Spectacular 45/1 You'll find that not every girl on the campsite wants to be manhunting all the time.

1992 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 17/3 She sojourned in Paris during the decadent Second Empire and manhunted vigorously on the country house circuit.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manhunt
释义	manhuntn. Brit. /ˈmanhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈmænˌhənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, hunt n.² Etymology: < man n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier manhunter n., manhunting n., and manhunting adj. 1. gen. The action of hunting down a person; an instance of this. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit > hostile or violent > man-hunt or man-hunting manhunting1555 manhunt1833 1833 T. Carlyle Fraser's Mag. May 589 Neither was that an unimportant wassail-night, when the two black-browed Brothers, strong-headed, headstrong Hengist and Horsa..determined on a man-hunt in Britain, the boar-hunt at home having got over-crowded. 1859 N.Y. Daily Tribune 14 June 6/2 Should one of these countless herds take a fancy for a man-hunt, our riflemen would find even the Express wagons no protection. 1901 F. Norris Octopus ii. iv. 425 Now for weeks of searching, false alarms, clews, trailings, watching, all the thrill and heart-bursting excitement of a manhunt. 2. A search for the purpose of apprehending a specific person; esp. one by police or other authorities for a person suspected of having committed a crime. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1873 J. Miller Life amongst Modocs xv. 201 The man-hunt was over. 1906 J. London White Fang v. v. 317 It was after such encounters that the dead and wounded were carted back to the towns, and their places filled by men eager for the man-hunt. 1946 Liberty 15 June 30/3 He rounded up three or four items needful to the man hunt and stowed them in his car... The new day dawned fair and the sheriff felt murderous. 1991 New Yorker 11 Mar. 23/2 The suspense of this manhunt isn't of the straight-ahead kind we're used to: it's reflective, oscillating between approach and avoidance. 3. colloquial. An attempt by a woman to become acquainted with men, esp. for sexual purposes or with a view to marriage. ΚΠ 1989 Independent 12 Oct. 16/7 This hint of a potential for goodness in the hero helps to give some human credibility to Helena's otherwise folkloric determination to re-entrap him via the bed trick. At least the object of this man-hunt is not wholly worthless. 1992 C. McDowell Woman of Style (BNC) 12 Nora calculated that there must be lots of single men up there so she decided it was ideal for the ‘manhunt’, as we called it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). manhuntv. Brit. /ˈmanhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈmænˌhənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, hunt v. Etymology: < man n.¹ + hunt v. Compare earlier manhunter n. and manhunt n. 1. transitive. Chiefly U.S. To hunt down; to search for with the intention to apprehend (a person or persons). Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1841 Southern Literary Messenger 7 769/1 I never strikes an officer—but I'll teach him how to man-hunt Jim Guest. 1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 25 June 5 ‘We are not manhunting. We are not here for vengeance but to remind the world that there is another Austria,’ Silvio Lehmann, leader of New Austria, said. 1991 Sunday Tel. ii. p. xiv/6 Loxford is the same place as the Borough where Peter Grimes was manhunted to his death. 2. intransitive. colloquial. Of a woman: to seek to become acquainted with men, esp. for sexual purposes or with a view to marriage. ΚΠ 1982 Photo-Love Summer Spectacular 45/1 You'll find that not every girl on the campsite wants to be manhunting all the time. 1992 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 17/3 She sojourned in Paris during the decadent Second Empire and manhunted vigorously on the country house circuit. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833v.1841
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