hunt

/hənt/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS15
NOUN
1

An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport.

2

An instance of searching for something.

“the hunt for submarines”

3

The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.

4

United States architect (1827-1895).

5

The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts.

6

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

7

The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport.

8

Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910).

VERB
1

Chase away, with as with force.

“They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood”

2

Oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent.

“The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency”

3

Search (an area) for prey.

“The King used to hunt these forests”

4

Seek, search for.

“She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them”

5

Yaw back and forth about a flight path.

6

Pursue or chase relentlessly.

“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”

7

Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).

“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”

“The Duke hunted in these woods”

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