hunt (hʌnt
)
Definitions
verb
- to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport
- (intr) often foll by for to look (for); search (for) ⇒
to hunt for a book
to hunt up a friend
- (tr) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc ⇒
to hunt a pack of hounds
- (tr) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc ⇒
to hunt the parkland
- (tr) often foll by down to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture ⇒
to hunt down a criminal
- (tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound
- (intr) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position
- (intr) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight path
noun
- the act or an instance of hunting
- chase or search, esp of animals or game
- the area of a hunt
- a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport
- the participants in or members of such a party or institution
- See in the hunt
Alternative Forms
ˈhuntedly adverbWord Origin
Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to graspHunt (hʌnt)
Definitions
noun
- Henry, known as , known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)
- (William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)
- James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 1976
- (Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)
- (James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of () (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley
Translations
- British English:
hunt
If you hunt for something, you try to find it.I hunted for my keys.hʌnt VERB I hunted for my keys.
- Spanish:
cazar
v
- French:
chasser
v
- German:
jagen
v
- Chinese: 猎取 v
- Arabic: يَصِيدُ vi
- Portuguese: caçar v
- Russian: охотиться v
- Croatian: loviti v
- Czech: lovit v
- Danish: jage v
- Dutch: jagen v
- Finnish: metsästää v
- Greek: κυνηγώ v
- Italian: cacciare v
- Japanese: 狩りをする v
- Korean: 사냥하다 v
- Norwegian: jakte v
- Polish: upolować v polować
- Brazilian Portuguese: procurar vt
- European Spanish:
cazar
v
- Swedish: jaga v
- Thai: ล่าสัตว์ v
- Turkish: avlamak v
- Vietnamese: săn bắn v
Usage examples
The old man had reached a crisis in his hunt for forgotten things.
, Moondrop to Murder (1986)It was also very useful for popularising the hunt among the non-hunting classes.
Country Life (2004)I think we are conditioned from an early age to enjoy the hunt.
Globe and Mail (2003)Scientist reveals strange evidence from Edinburgh's eerie vaults Green blob riddle in city ghost hunt
Glasgow Herald (2001)When a group of wolves heads off on the hunt , there is no guarantee each of them will return alive.
, THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)