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;
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone;
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";
pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him";
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";
