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| hunt [ hunt ] |
verb (past and past participle hunt·ed, present participle hunt·ing, 3rd person present singular hunts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb seek prey: to pursue an animal with the intention of capturing or killing it for sport or food
  Cats hunt mice and small birds.
They've been hunting together for years.
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2. transitive verb seek out somebody: to search for and try to capture somebody
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3. intransitive verb search: to search persistently for something difficult to find
hunting for his missing keys
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4. transitive verb hound somebody: to seek out and harass or persecute somebody
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5. intransitive verb chase animals with hounds: to engage in a sport involving the pursuit of an animal, usually a fox, on horseback and with the aid of hounds
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6. transitive verb use particular place for blood sport: to search a particular area for animals to capture or kill for sport or food
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7. intransitive verb engineering oscillate around position: to oscillate around a fixed point
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noun (plural hunts) |
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1. act of searching: the act of looking for somebody or something carefully, thoroughly, and persistently
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2. seeking of prey: an attempt to capture or kill animals for sport or food
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3. organized group of hunters: an organized group of people who hunt foxes or deer for sport
She joined the local hunt.
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| [ Old English huntian< Germanic] |
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hunt high and low to search extremely thoroughly for somebody or something
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that dog won't hunt Southern U.S. that person or thing will not perform up to expectations or perform the job as required (informal)
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