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