hunt

v., hunt·ed, hunt·ing, hunts.

v.tr.

1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.
2. To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.
3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.
4. To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.
5. To seek out; search for.
6. To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.

v.intr.

1. To pursue game.
2. To make a search; seek.
3. Aerospace.
   1. To yaw back and forth about a flight path, as if seeking a new direction or another angle of attack. Used of an aircraft, rocket, or space vehicle.
   2. To rotate up and down or back and forth without being deflected by the pilot. Used of a control surface or a rocket motor in gimbals.
4. Engineering.
   1. To oscillate about a selected value. Used of a machine, instrument, or system.
   2. To swing back and forth; oscillate. Used of an indicator on a display or instrument panel.

n.

1. The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt.
2. 1. A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds.
   2. Those taking part in such an expedition or outing.
3. A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

[Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian.]

To switch to a different telephone line if the first one is busy. A "hunt group" is a series of telephone lines identified as a group such that if one line is busy, the next available line is used (it "hunts" to the next line). Local telephone companies provide hunting for a relatively small monthly fee. PBXs provide this feature automatically to their station sets for outbound line access.

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verb

1. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it: chase, drive, run, stalk. See seek/avoid.
2. To try to find something: cast about, look, quest, search, seek. See seek/avoid.

phrasal verb - hunt down

To pursue and locate: nose out, run down, trace, track down. Idioms: run toearthground. See get/lose.

v

Definition: chase for killing
Antonyms: let go

v

Definition: look, search for
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

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Title given to several works incorporating hunt-like rhythms or themes, notably Mozart's String Quartet in B♭ k 458 (1784), two works by Haydn, his String Quartet in B♭ op.1 no.1 (c1758) and Symphony no.73 in D (c1781, also known as ‘ LA CHASSE ’), and Bach's Cantata no.208 (1713).

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IN BRIEF: The work of finding animals for food or pelts. Also: Looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.

We had to hunt for the tool when we needed it because someone forgot to put it where it belongs.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - jage, jagte, forfølge
v. intr. - gå på jagt, være på jagt efter
n. - jagt, jagtområde

idioms:

• hunt down    nedlægge, forfølge og få fat på
• hunt out    opspore, få frem
• hunting ground    jagtområde, jagtmark, jagtterræn

Nederlands (Dutch)
jagen, jagen op, zoeken, afjagen, vervolgen, opjagen, jacht, jachtpartij, jachtgezelschap, troep jachthonden, achtervolging, schommelbeweging bij machines, opsporing

Français (French)
v. tr. - rechercher (un criminel, un suspect), chasser (renard, ours), battre (une région, un domaine), monter (qch) à la chasse (un cheval)
v. intr. - chasser (un animal), chercher (qch) partout, être à la recherche de (la vérité), fouiller (dans, parmi), s'affoler (autour de), osciller (un avion, un appareil)
n. - chasse, recherche, chasse à courre

idioms:

• hunt down    forcer (un animal), retrouver, dénicher (qch), traquer (un criminel de guerre, un terroriste), persécuter (une victime, une minorité)
• hunt out    chasser, expulser, déterrer, dénicher (qch) à force de recherches
• hunting ground    terrain de chasse

Deutsch (German)
v. - jagen, Jagd machen auf, suchen
n. - Jagd, Suche

idioms:

• hunt down    zur Strecke bringen, jagen
• hunt out    aufstöbern, suchen
• hunting ground    Jagdrevier

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κυνηγώ, θηρεύω, αγρεύω, εκδιώκω, καταδιώκω, θέτω υπό διωγμό, αναζητώ, ψάχνω, διώχνω
n. - κυνήγι, άγρα, θήρα, αναζήτηση, ψάξιμο

idioms:

• hunt down    καταδιώκω ανηλεώς (και συλλαμβάνω), ανακαλύπτω, εντοπίζω
• hunt out    ξετρυπώνω, εντοπίζω
• hunting ground    κυνηγότοπος, παράδεισος για συλλέκτες

Italiano (Italian)
cacciare, perseguitare, caccia

idioms:

• hunt down    dare la caccia a
• hunt out    scovare
• hunting ground    terreno di caccia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - caçar, buscar, perseguir
n. - caça (f), busca (f), animais (m pl) que se caçam

idioms:

• hunt down    perseguir até o fim
• hunt out    levantar a caça
• hunting ground    lugar (m) de caça

Русский (Russian)
охота, поиски, преследование, охотиться, гнать, искать, прочесывать

idioms:

• hunt down    выследить
• hunt out    отыскивать
• hunting ground    охотничьи угодья

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perseguir, buscar, cazar
v. intr. - participar en una cacería, hacer una búsqueda
n. - caza, cacería, búsqueda

idioms:

• hunt down    acorralar, dar con
• hunt out    echar, conseguir encontrar, descubrir
• hunting ground    terreno de caza, cazadero

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jaga (vilda djur), begagna till jakt, leta efter, hoppa (om maskin)
n. - jakt, hetsjakt, rävjakt, letande, jaktsällskap, jaktmark

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狩猎, 搜索, 打猎, 搜寻, 猎食, 追捕

idioms:

• hunt down    追捕, 迫害, 找寻到追捕, 找寻到
• hunt out    搜寻出
• hunting ground    猎场

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 狩獵, 搜索, 打獵
v. intr. - 打獵, 搜尋, 獵食
n. - 狩獵, 搜尋, 追捕

idioms:

• hunt down    追捕, 迫害, 找尋到追捕, 找尋到
• hunt out    搜尋出
• hunting ground    獵場

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 사냥하다, 추적하다
v. intr. - 사냥을 하다, 찾다, 불규칙하게 움직이다
n. - 사냥, 추적, 탐구

idioms:

• hunt down    몰아 넣다, 추적하여 잡다
• hunt out    추적해서 잡다, 찾아내다, 샅샅이 뒤지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 狩る, 捜す, 探す, 追い出す, 追い払う, くまなく捜す, 求める, 追跡する
n. - 狩り, 狩猟, 狩猟隊, 狩猟地, 追跡, 探求, 探索

idioms:

• hunt down    追い詰める, 追い詰めて捕える
• hunt out    追跡して捕える, 捜し当てる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصيد أو يصطاد, يستخدم في الصيد, يطارد, يفتش عن, يطرد, يجوس, خلال المكان التماسا للطرائد, يفتش تفتيشا دقيقا (الاسم) صيد, مطاردة, جماعه من الصيادين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮צד, הביע פחד כנרדף, ערך מצוד אחרי, רדף‬
v. intr. - ‮חיפש, התנודד, פעלה לחלופין מהר מדי ולאט מדי (מכונה)‬
n. - ‮חיפוש, מצוד, ציד, ארגון ציידים, איזור ציד, התנודדות‬

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