noun
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
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noun
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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noun
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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verb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
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- Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
- The dogs are running deer
- The Duke hunted in these woods
verb
pursue or chase relentlessly
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- The hunters traced the deer into the woods
- the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
verb
chase away, with as with force
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- They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
verb
yaw back and forth about a flight path
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- the plane's nose yawed
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oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
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- The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
verb
seek, search for
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- She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
verb
search (an area) for prey
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- The King used to hunt these forests