hunt
verb
hunted;
hunting;
hunts
Definition of hunt
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: to pursue for food or in sport
hunt buffalo
b
: to manage in the search for game
hunts a pack of dogs
2a
: to pursue with intent to capture
hunted the escapees
b
: to search out : seek
3
: to drive or chase especially by harrying
members … were hunted from their homes— J. T. Adams
4
: to traverse in search of prey
hunts the woods
1
: to take part in a hunt
2
: to attempt to find something
3
: to oscillate alternately to each side (as of a neutral point) or to run alternately faster and slower
—used especially of a device or machine
hunt
nounDefinition of hunt (Entry 2 of 5)
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biographical name (1)Definition of Hunt (Entry 3 of 5)
(James Henry) Leigh 1784–1859 English writer
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biographical name (2)Definition of Hunt (Entry 4 of 5)
Sir R(ichard) Timothy 1943– British molecular biologist
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