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Hunt is defined as to look for or chase.

(verb)

An example of hunt is to seek out wild turkeys to shoot for meals.

The definition of a hunt is a chase or a search.

(noun)

An example of a hunt is a nationwide search for an escaped convict.

See hunt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to go out to kill or catch (game) for food or sport
to search eagerly or carefully for; try to find
1. to pursue; chase; drive
2. to hound; harry; persecute
1. to go through (a woods, fields, etc.) in pursuit of game
2. to search (a place) carefully
to use (dogs or horses) in chasing game

Origin: ME hunten < OE huntian, prob. < base of hentan, to seize < ? IE *kend-, var. of *kent- > Goth (fra)hinthan, to seize: see hand

intransitive verb

to go out after game; take part in the chase
to search; seek
Bell Ringing to change the order of bells in a hunt

noun

the act of hunting; the chase
a group of people who hunt together
a district covered in hunting
a search
Bell Ringing a series of regularly varying sequences in ringing a group of from five to twelve bells

See hunt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hunt·ed, hunt·ing, Hunts hunts

verb, transitive

To pursue (game) for food or sport.
To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.
To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.
To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.
To seek out; search for.
To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.

verb, intransitive

To pursue game.
To make a search; seek.
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.
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.

noun

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.
A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hunten

Origin: , from Old English huntian

, (James Henry) Leigh 1784-1859.

British writer and editor of the Examiner (1806-1808). He is known for his essays defending romanticism.

, Richard Morris 1827-1895.

American architect who supervised an addition to the Louvre in Paris and designed an extension of the U.S. Capitol (1855) as well as the base of the Statue of Liberty.

, (William) Holman 1827-1910.

British painter who with Rossetti and Millais founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His works include The Light of the World (1854) and The Scapegoat (1856).

, William Morris 1824-1879.

American painter who brought the painting of the French Barbizon school to the attention of American artists and collectors.

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