hunt hunt /ˈhʌnt/

noun

1. The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport  ( hunt , hunting )
   the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
     The tribe relied on hunting for their food supply.
   The tribe relied on hunting for their food supply.
   
   
2. The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts  ( hunt , hunting )
   the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    The villagers relied on hunting for their primary source of food.
   The villagers relied on hunting for their primary source of food.
   
   
3. The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone  ( hunt , hunting , search )
   the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
     The detectives conducted a thorough search of the crime scene.
   The detectives conducted a thorough search of the crime scene.
   
4. An instance of searching for something  ( hunt )
   an instance of searching for something
    The hunt for submarines
   the hunt for submarines
   
5. An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport  ( hunt , hunt club )
   an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
   

verb

1. () Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)  ( run , hunt down , track down , hunt )
   pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
   Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
    The dogs are running deer
   The dogs are running deer
    The Duke hunted in these woods
   The Duke hunted in these woods
   
2. () Pursue or chase relentlessly  ( hound , hunt , trace )
   pursue or chase relentlessly
    The hunters traced the deer into the woods
   The hunters traced the deer into the woods
    The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
   the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
   
3. Search (an area) for prey  ( hunt )
   search (an area) for prey
    The King used to hunt these forests
   The King used to hunt these forests
   
4. Seek, search for  ( hunt )
   seek, search for
    She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
   She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
   
5. Oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent  ( hunt )
   oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
    The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
   The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
   
6. Yaw back and forth about a flight path  ( hunt )
   yaw back and forth about a flight path
    The plane's nose yawed
   the plane's nose yawed
   
7. Chase away, with as with force  ( hunt )
   chase away, with as with force
    They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
   They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
   

 Hunt

noun

1. British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)  ( Hunt , James Henry Leigh Hunt , Leigh Hunt )
   British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
   
   
2. United States architect (1827-1895)  ( Hunt , Richard Morris Hunt )
   United States architect (1827-1895)
   
   
3. Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)  ( Holman Hunt , Hunt , William Holman Hunt )
   Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)