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    hunt
    [hənt]
    verb
    hunt (verb) · hunts (third person present) · hunted (past tense) · hunted (past participle) · hunting (present participle)
    1. pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food:
      "in the autumn they hunted deer" · "they hunted and fished"
      • (of an animal) chase and kill (its prey):
        "mice are hunted by weasels and foxes" · "lionesses hunt in groups"
    2. search determinedly for someone or something:
      "he desperately hunted for a new job"
      • (of the police) search for (a criminal):
        "the gang is being hunted by police" · "police are hunting for her attacker"
      • (hunt someone down)
        pursue and capture someone:
        "the killers will be hunted down"
    3. technical
      (of a device or system) oscillate around a desired speed, position, or state:
      "on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner"
      • (of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate around a mean flight path.
      • (of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle) keep shifting between gears because of improperly designed shift logic.
    4. bell-ringing
      (hunt down/up)
      (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
    noun
    hunt (noun) · hunts (plural noun)
    1. an act of hunting wild animals or game:
      "a bear-hunt"
      • 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"
    3. an oscillating motion around a desired speed, position, or state.
    Origin
    Old English huntian, 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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    verb
    1. pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food:
      chase
      pursue
      stalk
      course
      run down
      track
      trail
      follow
      shadow
      hound
      dog
      tail
      give chase to
      hunt down
      • search determinedly for someone or something:
        search
        look
        seek
        look high and low
        scour around
        try to find
        cast around
        rummage (around)
        root around
        fish around
        forage around
        ferret (around)
        rootle about/around
      noun
      1. an act of hunting wild animals or game:
        chase
        pursuit
        stalking
        course
        coursing
        tracking
        trailing
        shadowing
        tailing
        • a search:
          search
          look
          quest
          seeking
          rummaging
          foraging
          ferreting (around)
         
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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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        What does hunting a deer mean?
        (transitive, intransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands. Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season.

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        What is the verb for hunting wild animals?
        hunt, hunting is the verb for pursuing and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport. It can also mean to pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). For example, "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland", "The dogs are running deer", and "The Duke hunted in these woods".

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        What are some examples of hunting?
        • Bears, it appeared, were hunted. • I hunted all morning for the book of photos, but couldn't find it. • The leopard hunts at night. • This isn't the season for hunting deer. • He chatted about the weather, the racing, the poor scent out hunting - did she hunt? • Friends and neighbors hunted everywhere, but no-one could find the child.

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        What is a fox hunt?
        [countable + singular or plural verb] (in the UK) a group of people who meet regularly to hunt foxes as a sport. Since 2005, instead of a fox, they follow a specially laid scent trail. There were several different hunts in the area. It was a cold morning but the hunt was/were out in force. to have a chance of winning

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