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   Hunt

   /hənt/

   

   verb

   • 1. pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food: "in the autumn they hunted deer" Similar chasegive chase topursuestalkcoursehunt downrun downtracktrailfollowshadowhounddoginformal:tail
   • ▪ (of an animal) chase and kill (its prey): "mice are hunted by weasels and foxes"
   • 2. search determinedly for someone or something: "he desperately hunted for a new job" Similar searchlooklook high and lowscour aroundseektry to findcast aroundrummage (around)root aroundfish aroundforage aroundferret (around)informal:rootle about/around
   • ▪ (of the police) search for (a criminal): "the gang is being hunted by police"
   • ▪ pursue and capture someone: "the killers will be hunted down" Similar chasegive chase topursuestalkcoursehunt downrun downtracktrailfollowshadowhounddoginformal:tail
   • 3. (of a device or system) oscillate around a desired speed, position, or state: technical "on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner"
   • ▪ (of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate around a mean flight path.
   • ▪ (of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle) keep shifting between gears because of improperly designed shift logic.
   • 4. (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.

   noun

   • 1. an act of hunting wild animals or game: "a bear-hunt" Similar chasepursuitstalkingcoursecoursingtrackingtrailingshadowinginformal:tailing
   • ▪ an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, especially with hounds.
   • ▪ an area where hunting takes place.
   • 2. a search: "police launched a hunt for the killer" Similar searchlookquestseekingrummagingforagingferreting (around)
   • 3. an oscillating motion around a desired speed, position, or state.

   Word Origin Old Englishhuntian, of Germanic origin. Sense 4 dates from the late 17th century, and is probably based on the idea of the bells pursuing one another; it gave rise to the sense ‘oscillate about a desired speed’ (late 19th century).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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