hunt

/hʌnt/
noun
  1. An act of chasing and killing wild animals, or a search for something.
    • They went on a hunt for rabbits in the woods.
    • After a long hunt, we finally found the missing cat.
    • The treasure hunt led us to an old cave.
  2. A group of people who meet regularly to hunt animals, especially foxes with horses and dogs.
    • She has been a member of the hunt for ten years.
    • The local hunt meets every Saturday morning.
    • The hunt rode through the countryside with their hounds.
verb
  1. To chase and kill wild animals for food or sport.
    • The tribe hunts only what they need to survive.
    • We saw a fox hunting rabbits in the field.
    • My grandfather used to hunt deer in the forest every autumn.
  2. To search for someone or something very carefully.
    • The police are hunting the escaped prisoner.
    • I've been hunting for a good used car all week.
    • She hunted through her bag for the car keys.
  3. To try to find and catch someone in order to harm or kill them.
    • The villain hunted the hero across the entire city.
    • The soldiers were ordered to hunt the enemy spies.
    • In the movie, a monster hunts the teenagers one by one.
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