1. (

• hunt ,
• hunting ,

) the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport ;

2. (

• search ,
• hunt ,
• hunting ,

) the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone ;

3. (

• hunt ,
• hunting

) the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts ;

1. (

• hunt ,
• run ,
• hunt_down ,
• track_down

) 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" ;

2. (

• hound ,
• hunt ,
• trace

) pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" ;

3. (

• hunt ,

) chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" ;

4. (

• hunt ,

) yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed" ;

5. (

• hunt ,

) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" ;

6. (

• hunt ,

) seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" ;

7. (

• hunt ,

) search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests" ;