Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. t.) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence..

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Course :: Course (v. t.) To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue..
Surrounding :: Surround (n.) A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc..
Fanfare :: Fanfare (n.) A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase..
Course :: Course (v. i.) To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire..
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..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs..
Hont :: Hont (n. & v.) See under Hunt.
Coursed :: Coursed (a.) Hunted; as, a coursed hare..
Ground :: Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground..
Head-hunter :: Head-hunter (n.) A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.
Lucern :: Lucern (n.) A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland..
Huntress :: Huntress (n.) A woman who hunts or follows the chase; as, the huntress Diana..
Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..
Diana :: Diana (n.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis..
Venatorial :: Venatorial (a.) Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic.
Shunted :: Shunted (imp. & p. p.) of Shun.
Beagle :: Beagle (n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
Rabbiting :: Rabbiting (n.) The hunting of rabbits.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or manage in the chase, as hounds..
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