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41hunt — huntable, adj. huntedly, adv. /hunt/, v.t. 1. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. 2. to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often fol. by down): They hunted him down and …
42hunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chase, drag; pursuit, search. v. t. chase, stalk, follow, trace, pursue, run, trail, hound. v. i. shoot, poach, trap, snare, hawk, ferret. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pursuit of game] Syn …
43hunt — 01. He has been [hunting] for an apartment for over 2 weeks, but hasn t found anything he likes. 02. Many people want to stop the [hunting] of grizzly bears because they are afraid the animals are becoming too rare. 03. The German submarine was… …
44Hunt, H L — ▪ American industrialist born Feb. 17, 1889, Ramsey, Ill., U.S. died Nov. 29, 1974, Dallas, Texas American founder of a multibillion dollar oil business who promoted his ultraconservative political views on his own radio program. Hunt …
45hunt — Synonyms and related words: angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, beat the bushes, beset, burrow, capture, cast about, chase, chase out, check out, chevy, chivy, course, coursing, cynegetics, delve, delve for, dig, dig for, dog, domiciliary… …
46hunt — /hʌnt / (say hunt) verb (t) 1. to chase (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. 2. to scour (a region) in pursuit of game. 3. to use or manage (a horse, etc.) in the chase. 4. to pursue with force, hostility, etc.:… …
47Hunt — (as used in expressions) Hunt, H(aroldson) L(afayette) Hunt, R. Timothy Hunt, Richard Morris Hunt, William Holman Morgan, Thomas Hunt Pendleton, George (Hunt) …
48hunt — v 1. chase, give chase, run down or after, make after, pursue, course, Brit. chevy, (in India) shikar, follow close or hot on one s heels; hound, dog, hawk, pigstick; stalk, still hunt, track, trail, follow, shadow, haunt, Inf. tail; track down,… …
49Hunt — This ancient surname is of pre 7th century English origins. It is usually an occupational surname for one who hunted wildlife for a living. In the Middle Ages the term hunter was an official title, and there were different categories from game… …
50hunt — {{11}}hunt (n.) early 12c., from HUNT (Cf. hunt) (v.). Meaning body of persons associated for the purpose of hunting with a pack of hounds is first recorded 1570s. {{12}}hunt (v.) O.E. huntian chase game, related to hentan to seize, from P.Gmc.… …
