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hunt

(hŭnt)

v. hunt·ed, hunt·ing, hunts

v.tr.

1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.

2. To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.

3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.

4. To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.

5. To seek out; search for.

6. To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.

v.intr.

1. To pursue game.

2. To make a search; seek.

3. Aerospace

a. To yaw back and forth about a flight path, as if seeking a new direction or another angle of attack. Used of an aircraft, rocket, or space vehicle.

b. To rotate up and down or back and forth without being deflected by the pilot. Used of a control surface or a rocket motor in gimbals.

4. Engineering

a. To oscillate about a selected value. Used of a machine, instrument, or system.

b. To swing back and forth; oscillate. Used of an indicator on a display or instrument panel.

1. The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt.

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.

[Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian.]

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hunt

(hʌnt)

1. (Hunting) to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport

2. (often foll by: for) to look (for); search (for): to hunt for a book; to hunt up a friend.

3. (Hunting) (tr) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc: to hunt a pack of hounds.

4. (Hunting) (tr) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc: to hunt the parkland.

5. (often foll by: down) to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture: to hunt down a criminal.

6. (tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound

7. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position

8. (Astronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path

9. the act or an instance of hunting

10. chase or search, esp of animals or game

11. (Hunting) the area of a hunt

12. (Hunting) a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport

13. (Hunting) the participants in or members of such a party or institution

14. in the hunt informal having a chance of success: that result keeps us in the hunt. See also hunt down, hunt up

[Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to grasp]

ˈhuntedly adv

Hunt

(hʌnt)

1. (Biography) Henry, known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)

2. (Biography) (William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)

3. (Biography) James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976

4. (Biography) (Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)

5. (Biography) (James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley

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hunt

(hʌnt)
v.t.

1. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.

2. to pursue (a person) aggressively in order to capture (often fol. by down): to hunt down a kidnapper.

3. to search for; seek (often fol. by up or out): to hunt out the perfect birthday gift.

4. to search thoroughly; scour.

5. to pursue or take game in: Poachers have been hunting the king's woods.

6. to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game.

v.i.

7. to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport.

8. to make a search or quest (often fol. by for or after).

9. the act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.

10. a search or pursuit; a seeking to find.

11. a group of persons associated or gathered for the purpose of hunting.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; compare hent, hint]

hunt′a•ble, adj.

Hunt

(hʌnt)

n.

(James Henry) Leigh, 1784–1859, English writer.

hunt

Past participle: hunted
Gerund: hunting

Imperative
hunt
hunt

Present
I hunt
you hunt
he/she/it hunts
we hunt
you hunt
they hunt

Preterite
I hunted
you hunted
he/she/it hunted
we hunted
you hunted
they hunted

Present Continuous
I am hunting
you are hunting
he/she/it is hunting
we are hunting
you are hunting
they are hunting

Present Perfect
I have hunted
you have hunted
he/she/it has hunted
we have hunted
you have hunted
they have hunted

Past Continuous
I was hunting
you were hunting
he/she/it was hunting
we were hunting
you were hunting
they were hunting

Past Perfect
I had hunted
you had hunted
he/she/it had hunted
we had hunted
you had hunted
they had hunted

Future
I will hunt
you will hunt
he/she/it will hunt
we will hunt
you will hunt
they will hunt

Future Perfect
I will have hunted
you will have hunted
he/she/it will have hunted
we will have hunted
you will have hunted
they will have hunted

Future Continuous
I will be hunting
you will be hunting
he/she/it will be hunting
we will be hunting
you will be hunting
they will be hunting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hunting
you have been hunting
he/she/it has been hunting
we have been hunting
you have been hunting
they have been hunting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hunting
you will have been hunting
he/she/it will have been hunting
we will have been hunting
you will have been hunting
they will have been hunting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hunting
you had been hunting
he/she/it had been hunting
we had been hunting
you had been hunting
they had been hunting

Conditional
I would hunt
you would hunt
he/she/it would hunt
we would hunt
you would hunt
they would hunt

Past Conditional
I would have hunted
you would have hunted
he/she/it would have hunted
we would have hunted
you would have hunted
they would have hunted

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Noun	1.	Hunt - Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) Holman Hunt, William Holman Hunt
	2.	Hunt - United States architect (1827-1895) Richard Morris Hunt
	3.	Hunt - British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) James Henry Leigh Hunt, Leigh Hunt
	4.	hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport hunt club gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
	5.	hunt - an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines" search - the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
	6.	hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone search, hunting activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" exploration - a careful systematic search foraging, forage - the act of searching for food and provisions frisk, frisking - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" looking for, looking - the act of searching visually manhunt - an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) seeking, quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" ransacking, rummage - a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis" scouring - moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing" shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
	7.	hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts hunting canned hunt - a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" stalking, still hunt, stalk - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush birdnesting - hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs predation - the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
	8.	hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport hunting field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) battue - a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter beagling - hunting rabbits with beagles coursing - hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent deer hunt, deer hunting - hunting deer duck hunting, ducking - hunting ducks fox hunting, foxhunt - mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox pigsticking - the sport of hunting wild boar with spears bag - capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" batfowl - catch birds by temporarily blinding them snare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"
Verb	1.	hunt - 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 down, track down, run snipe - hunt or shoot snipe whale - hunt for whales still-hunt, ambush - hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing turtle - hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" rabbit - hunt rabbits fowl - hunt fowl in the forest poach - hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory" seal - hunt seals ferret - hunt with ferrets hunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests" course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares" foxhunt - hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs jacklight, jack - hunt with a jacklight hawk - hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" falcon - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert" fowl - hunt fowl capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" run - cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs" forage, scrounge - collect or look around for (food)
	2.	hunt - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" hound, trace dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" ferret - hound or harry relentlessly
	3.	hunt - chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
	4.	hunt - yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed" aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
	5.	hunt - oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
	6.	hunt - seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" look for, search, seek - 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"
	7.	hunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - 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" search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

hunt

verb

1. stalk, track, chase, pursue, trail, hound, gun for Her irate husband was hunting her lover with a gun.

noun

1. search, hunting, investigation, chase, pursuit, quest The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.

hunt for something or someone search for, look for, try to find, seek for, forage for, rummage for, scour for, look high and low, fossick for (Austral. & N.Z.), go in quest of, ferret about for A forensic team was hunting for clues.

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hunt

verb

1. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:

chase, drive, run, stalk.

2. To try to find something:

cast about, look, quest, search, seek.

phrasal verb
hunt down

To pursue and locate:

nose out, run down, trace, track down.

Idiom: run to earth.

Translations

بَحْث، تَفْتيشصَيْد، إصْطِياديَصْطاد، يَبْحَثُ عَنيَصِيدُيُطارِد، يُلاحِق

lovitlovloveckýpátránípátrat

jagejagtlede eftersøgelede

jagen Jagd Suche

κυνηγώ κυνήγι

cazar caza persecución perseguir busca

metsästäämetsästyssaalistaajahdatajahti

chasser chasse pourchasser recherche

lovititražitilov

kutatvadászatvadászik

elta; reka burtleitveiîaveiîi

cacciare caccia cacciatore di saldi cercare con affanno essere alla ricerca

狩りをする狩る

사냥하다(…을) 찾다

ieškojimasmedžiojimasmedžiotimedžiotojasnaršyti visus kampus

izsekotmedībasmedītmeklējumimeklēt

jacht jagen zoeken

ettersøking gå på jakt jage jakte leting

polować upolować

caçar procurar

vânavânătoare

охотиться охота

lovloviti

jagajakt

ล่าสัตว์

avavla makavlamak izini sürmekpeşine düşme

săn bắnsăn mồi

打猎搜寻猎取猎食穷追

hunt

[hʌnt]

A. N

1. (for animals) → caza f, cacería f (for de) (= huntsmen) → partida f de caza, (grupo m de) cazadores mpl

2. (= search) → busca f, búsqueda f (for de) (= pursuit) → persecución f
the hunt for the murderer → la busca or búsqueda del asesino
to be on the hunt for → estar or andar a la caza de
the hunt is on → ha comenzado la búsqueda
we joined in the hunt for the missing key → ayudamos a buscar la llave perdida

B. VT

1. [+ animal] → cazar; [+ hounds] → emplear en la caza; [+ area of country] → recorrer de caza, cazar en

2. (= search for) → buscar; (= pursue) → perseguir

C. VI

1. (Sport) → cazar, ir de cacería
to go hunting → ir de caza

2. (= search) → buscar por todas partes
to hunt for → buscar
he hunted for it in his pocket → lo buscó en el bolsillo
to hunt about or around for → buscar por todas partes

D. CPD hunt ball N baile organizado tras una cacería

hunt down VT + ADV [+ person] → dar caza a; [+ thing] → buscar (hasta encontrar)

hunt out VT + ADV → buscar (hasta encontrar)

hunt up VT + ADV → buscar

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hunt

[ˈhʌnt]

(= seek) → chercher

(for sport) → chasser
People used to hunt wild boar → On chassait le sanglier autrefois.

(= look for) [+ criminal] → pourchasser
The police are hunting the killer → La police pourchasse le criminel.

(= search) to hunt for sth → chercher qch
I hunted everywhere for that book → J'ai cherché ce livre partout.
Detectives are hunting for clues → Les détectives cherchent des indices.

(for prey) [animal] → chasser
Leopards hunt alone → Les léopards chassent en solitaire.

(for prey) [person] → chasser (= hunt foxes) → chasser le renard
to go hunting → aller à la chasse

(as sport, for animal) → chasse f

(= search) → recherche f
a hunt for sb [+ lost person] → une battue pour retrouver qn; [+ criminal, fugitive] → une chasse à qn

hunt down

vt [+ person] → traquer

hunt

n → Jagd f; (= huntsmen) → Jagd(gesellschaft) f; (fig: = search) → Suche f; tiger hunt → Tigerjagd f; the hunt is on → die Suche hat begonnen; to have a hunt for something → nach etw fahnden (inf), → eine Suche nach etw veranstalten; to be on the hunt for something (for animal) → etw jagen, auf etw (acc) → Jagd machen; (fig) → auf der Suche or Jagd nach etw sein (inf)

(Hunt) → jagen; (= search for) criminal → jagen, fahnden nach; missing article etc → suchen; missing person → suchen, fahnden nach; hunt the slipper/thimble → Pantoffel-/Fingerhutverstecken nt

to hunt a horse/hounds → zu Pferd/mit Hunden jagen

(Hunt) → jagen; to go hunting → jagen, auf die Jagd gehen

(= search) → suchen (for, after nach); to hunt for an animal → auf ein Tier Jagd machen; he is hunting for a job → er sucht eine Stelle

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hunt

[hʌnt]

1. n (gen) → caccia; (huntsmen) → cacciatori mpl; (search) hunt (for) → ricerca (di)
tiger hunt → caccia alla tigre
I've had a hunt for the book → ho cercato il libro dappertutto

2. vt (animal) → andare a caccia di; (search) → cercare
I've hunted the house for it → ho messo la casa sottosopra per trovarlo

3. vi (Sport) → cacciare
to go hunting → andare a caccia
to hunt for (animal) → cacciare (object, information) → cercare dappertutto
she hunted in her bag for the keys → ha rovistato nella borsa per trovare le chiavi

hunt down vt + adv (criminal, enemy) → dar la caccia a

hunt out vt + adv → scovare

hunt up vt + adv → scovare

hunt

(hant) verb

1. to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport. He spent the whole day hunting (deer).

2. to pursue or drive out. The murderer was hunted from town to town.

noun

1. the act of hunting animals etc. a tiger hunt.

2. a search. I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.

ˈhunter – feminine ˈhuntress – noun

a person who hunts.

ˈhunting noun

the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport.

ˈhuntsman (ˈhants-) noun

a hunter.

hunt down

to search for (someone or something) until found. The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.

hunt for

to search for. I've been hunting for that shoe all morning.

hunt high and low

to search everywhere.

hunt out

to search for (something that has been put away) until it is found. I'll hunt out that old photograph for you.

hunt

→ يَصِيدُ lovit, pátrat jage, lede efter jagen κυνηγώ cazar metsästää, saalistaa chasser loviti, tražiti cacciare 狩りをする 사냥하다, (…을) 찾다 jagen, zoeken jage, jakte polować, upolować caçar, procurar охотиться jaga ล่าสัตว์ avlamak săn bắn, săn mồi 猎取, 猎食

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He had a look at all the details of the hunt, sent a pack of hounds and huntsmen on ahead to find the quarry, mounted his chestnut Donets, and whistling to his own leash of borzois, set off across the threshing ground to a field leading to the Otradnoe wood.

They were taking fifty-four hounds, with six hunt attendants and whippers-in.

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A few days afterward, four of them signified to Captain Bonneville that they were about to hunt. "What!

It was at the extreme western limit of the buffalo range, and these animals had recently been completely hunted out of the neighborhood by the Nez Perces, so that, although the hunters of the garrison were continually on the alert, ranging the country round, they brought in scarce game sufficient to keep famine from the door.

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Why, Miss Hunt, how am I going to school, or to see Mr.

Miss Hunt did not know "the game;" but she did know that her patient must be quieted, and that at once.

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Hunt.- His Character.- Donald M'Kenzie.- Recruiting Service Among the Voyageurs.

Wilson Price Hunt, of Trenton, New Jersey, one of the partners of the company, who was ultimately to be at the head of the establishment at the mouth of the Columbia.

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The next day he went out to hunt, and when he came home the first thing he did was to go up to the doll and brush off some of the ashes from the fire which had fallen on its face.

The next time he went to hunt he took care not to go far, and came in quite early.

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I, too, his son, shall go and hunt the meat that I eat.

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One of thy clumsy feet set down without seeing would end the hunt. See, I leave thee here, and for thy sake only I will carry word to the Pack that they may know where to look for the dhole.