hunt

nouns

an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

hunt, hunt club

an instance of searching for something

"the hunt for submarines"

hunt

is a type of (narrower)

the examination of alternative hypotheses

"his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

hunt, hunting, search

the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

hunt, hunting

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

hunt, hunting

verbs

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

hunt, hunt down, run, track down

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hunter

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hunting

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hunting

pursue or chase relentlessly

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

hound, hunt, trace

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hunter

chase away, with as with force

"They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"

hunt

is a type of (narrower)

force or drive out

"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

drive out, force out, rouse, rout out

yaw back and forth about a flight path

"the plane's nose yawed"

hunt

domain category

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

"the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

aeroplane, airplane, plane

is a type of (narrower)

deviate erratically from a set course

"the yawing motion of the ship"

yaw

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

"The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"

hunt

is a type of (narrower)

move or swing from side to side regularly

"the needle on the meter was oscillating"

oscillate, vibrate

seek, search for

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

hunt

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hunter

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hunting

is a type of (narrower)

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

"The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

look for, search, seek

search (an area) for prey

"The King used to hunt these forests"

hunt

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hunter

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hunting

verb group

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

hunt, hunt down, run, track down

is a type of (narrower)

search or seek

"We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

look, search