to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often followed by down): They hunted him down and hanged him.
to search for; seek; endeavor to obtain or find (often followed by up or out): to hunt up the most promising candidates for the position.
to search (a place) thoroughly.
to scour (an area) in pursuit of game.
to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game.
Change Ringing. to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt.
verb (used without object)
to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport.
to make a search or quest (often followed by for or after).
Change Ringing. to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules.
noun
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
a search; a seeking or endeavor to find.
a pursuit.
a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters.
an area hunted over.
Change Ringing. a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells.
Origin of hunt
before 1000; (v.) Middle English hunten,Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
SYNONYMS FOR hunt
1 pursue, track.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hunt
hunt·a·ble,adjectivehunt·ed·ly,adverbouthunt,verb (used with object)o·ver·hunt,verb (used with object)
un·hunt·a·ble,adjectiveun·hunt·ed,adjective
Words nearby hunt
hunky, hunky-dory, Hunner's ulcer, Hunnish, Huns, hunt, hunt and peck, huntaway, hunt board, hunt button, hunt down
Definition for hunt (2 of 2)
Hunt
[ huhnt ]
/ hʌnt /
noun
(James Henry) Leigh[lee], /li/, 1784–1859, English essayist, poet, and editor.
Richard Morris, 1828–95, U.S. architect.
(William) Holman[hohl-muhn], /ˈhoʊl mən/, 1827–1910, English painter.
William Morris, 1824–79, U.S. painter (brother of Richard Morris Hunt).
NSO sells Pegasus with the same pitch arms dealers use to sell conventional weapons, positioning it as a crucial aid in the hunt for terrorists and criminals.
Lawrence Corey, a virologist from Fred Hutchinson who was tapped by Warp Speed in July to head the US trials, says the vaccine hunt is moving quickly because scientists have been “planning for success.”
Every country wants a covid-19 vaccine. Who will get it first?|Katie McLean|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The letter, from Elliott deputy John Hemmerling, didn’t just promise a leak hunt for Hargrove’s sources.
Politics Report: Mara Elliott, Plumber|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|August 1, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The Arizona Diamondbacks were in the wild-card hunt a year ago and added Madison Bumgarner, Starling Marte and Kole Calhoun in the offseason to bolster their rotation and lineup.
The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds?|Travis Sawchik|July 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Others are on the hunt for what animal the virus jumped into people from, which can help scientists understand how the virus made the jump and guide policies to monitor those animals for related coronaviruses.
Here’s what we’ve learned in six months of COVID-19 — and what we still don’t know|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 30, 2020|Science News
The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
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Jordanian intelligence played an important role in the hunt that eventually killed Zarqawi in Iraq in 2006.
Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet?|Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A team of cops swarmed the apartment in the hunt for a potential homicide suspect they believed was hiding in the residences.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will also oppose any attempts to hunt grizzlies in their recognized ancestral homelands.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, Hunt is far from alone in the destruction of his fortune.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hunt had often thought since that Joe Hurley was quite attracted by his lively sister.
The Heart of Canyon Pass|Thomas K. Holmes
“But you never did tell me if you are going to hunt up your family,” insisted Jane.
The Camp Fire Girls on a Yacht|Margaret Love Sanderson
It is admirable for young men who shoot, hunt, drink,—but for us!
Gouverneur Morris|Theodore Roosevelt
Of course, I don't know a thing about the trees, but I could hunt for the marks.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
As winter advanced the Indians were obliged to desist from war and go into the forest in small companies to hunt.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for hunt (1 of 2)
hunt
/ (hʌnt) /
verb
to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport
(intr often foll by for) to look (for); search (for)to hunt for a book; to hunt up a friend
(tr)to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etcto hunt a pack of hounds
(tr)to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etcto hunt the parkland
(tr often foll by down) to track or chase diligently, esp so as to captureto hunt down a criminal
(tr; usually passive)to persecute; hound
(intr)(of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position
(intr)(of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path
noun
the act or an instance of hunting
chase or search, esp of animals or game
the area of a hunt
a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport
the participants in or members of such a party or institution
in the huntinformalhaving a chance of successthat result keeps us in the hunt See also hunt down, hunt up
Derived forms of hunt
huntedly, adverb
Word Origin for hunt
Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to grasp
British Dictionary definitions for hunt (2 of 2)
Hunt
/ (hʌnt) /
noun
Henry, known as Orator Hunt . 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)
(William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)
James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976
(Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)
(James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley
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