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   hunt

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   verb

   • 1. pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food: "in the autumn they hunted deer" Similar chasegive chase topursuestalkcoursehunt downrun downtracktrailfollowshadowhounddoginformal:tail
   • ▪ pursue (a wild animal, especially a fox or deer) on horseback using hounds: British "an old dog fox who had been hunted many times before"
   • ▪ use (a hound or a horse) for hunting: British "he hunted his hounds every day"
   • ▪ (of an animal) chase and kill (its prey): "mice are hunted by weasels and foxes"
   • 2. search determinedly for someone or something: "he desperately hunted for a new job" Similar searchlooklook high and lowscour aroundseektry to findcast aboutcast roundcast aroundrummage (about)rummage (round)rummage (around)root aboutroot aroundfish aboutfish aroundforage aboutforage aroundferret (about)ferret (around)informal:rootle about/around
   • ▪ (of the police) search for (a criminal): "the gang is being hunted by police"
   • ▪ search for and capture someone: "the killers will be hunted down" Similar chasegive chase topursuestalkcoursehunt downrun downtracktrailfollowshadowhounddoginformal:tail
   • 3. (of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state: technical "on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner"
   • ▪ (of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate about a mean flight path.
   • 4. (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.

   noun

   • 1. an act of hunting wild animals or game: "a bear-hunt" Similar chasepursuitstalkingcoursecoursingtrackingtrailingshadowinginformal:tailing
   • ▪ an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, especially with hounds.
   • ▪ an area where hunting takes place.
   • 2. a search: "police launched a hunt for the killer" Similar searchlookquestseekingrummagingforagingferreting (about)ferreting (around)
   • 3. an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state.

   Word Origin Old Englishhuntian, of Germanic origin. Sense 4 dates from the late 17th century, and is probably based on the idea of the bells pursuing one another; it gave rise to the sense ‘oscillate about a desired speed’ (late 19th century).

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   What does hunting mean?

   • 1. The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt. 2. a. A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds. b. Those taking part in such an expedition or outing. 3. The hunting season for a particular animal: last year's deer hunt. 4. A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

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   What does hunt mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HUNT definition: 1. to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit: 2. in Britain…. Learn more.

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   Is Hunt a noun or noun?

   • Hunt is also a noun. The hunt was held on land owned by the Duke of Marlborough. In Britain, a hunt is a group of people who meet regularly to hunt foxes. 6. 7. See also hunting, witch-hunt Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. See in the hunt Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does hunt mean in physics?

   • ME, deriv. of the v.] If something, for example engine speed, hunts, it keeps going up and down around a mean value or position. A governor is said to hunt if the speed of the engine fluctuates continuously above and below the mean speed. Stability is the ability of a governor to maintain engine speed without hunting.

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   verb (used with object) to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. Synonyms: track, pursue. to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often followed by down ): They hunted him down and hanged him.

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   To hunt is to track and kill an animal for fun or food. In Italy, they use pigs to hunt truffles. In the US, they use shotguns to hunt deer. Some humans hunt animals with a gun or a bow and arrow, and some animals hunt smaller animals — the way a wolf hunts rabbits or a cat hunts birds.

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   Hunt means to pursue or search for something or someone, especially game or prey. It can also mean to persecute, oscillate, or chase. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of hunt in various contexts.