Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. t.) To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer..

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Hunt :: Hunt (n.) A district of country hunted over.
A :: A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Spear :: Spear (n.) A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To hunt with a hawk.
Surfacer :: Surface (v. t.) To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country..
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To shun; to move from.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
Throw-off :: Throw-off (n.) A start in a hunt or a race.
Set :: Set (v. i.) To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter..
Shunting :: Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares..
Hunt''s-up :: Hunt's-up (n.) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
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