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hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport |
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hunting |
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field sport,
outdoor sport a sport that is played outdoors
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blood sport sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
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battue a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
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beagling hunting rabbits with beagles
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coursing hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
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deer hunt,
deer hunting hunting deer
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ducking,
duck hunting hunting ducks
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foxhunt,
fox hunting mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
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pigsticking the sport of hunting wild boar with spears
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hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts |
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hunting |
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labor,
labour,
toil productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
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canned hunt a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections
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stalk,
stalking,
still hunt a stiff or threatening gait
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birdnesting hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs
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predation the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
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hunt - an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines" |
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search an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
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hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport |
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club,
gild,
guild,
lodge,
order,
social club,
society stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
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Hunt - British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) |
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Hunt - United States architect (1827-1895) |
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Hunt - Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) |
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hunt - 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" |
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run |
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run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
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capture,
catch capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
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snipe hunt or shoot snipe
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whale hunt for whales
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ambush,
still-hunt wait in hiding to attack
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turtle hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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rabbit hunt rabbits
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fowl hunt fowl in the forest
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poach cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
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seal decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
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ferret hunt with ferrets
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hunt 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"
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course hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
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foxhunt hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs
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jack,
jacklight lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"
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hawk hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
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falcon hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
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fowl hunt fowl in the forest
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forage,
scrounge wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
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hunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests" |
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hunt,
hunt down,
run,
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"
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look,
search have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
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hunt - seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" |
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look for,
search,
seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
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hunt - yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed" |
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yaw swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
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aeroplane,
airplane,
plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
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hunt - oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" |
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oscillate,
vibrate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
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hunt - chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" |
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drive out,
force out,
rouse,
rout out emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter"
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