Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. t.) To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country..

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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..
Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..
Throw-off :: Throw-off (n.) A start in a hunt or a race.
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a galvanometer..
Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher..
Cheetah :: Cheetah (n.) A species of leopard (Cynaelurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus.
Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To hunt with a hawk.
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
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.
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..
Fox-hunting :: Fox-hunting (a.) Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes.
Beater :: Beater (n.) A person who beats up game for the hunters.
Staging :: Staghound (n.) A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
Ferret :: Ferret (n.) To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret..
Venary :: Venary (a.) Of or, pertaining to hunting..
Hound :: Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..
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..
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