Hunt

/hˈʌnt/

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Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
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United States architect (1827-1895)
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British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
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an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
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an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
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the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
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pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
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pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
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chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"
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yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane''s nose yawed"
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oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
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seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
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search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
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