hunt
[verb]
Synonyms:
- stalk, chase, hound, pursue, track, trail
- search, ferret about, forage, look, scour, seek
[noun]
Synonyms:
- search, chase, hunting, investigation, pursuit, quest

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Related Idioms: go hunting
Related Words: dog, ferret, hawk, hound, course, drive, stalk, start, still-hunt, track, capture, kill, snare, gun, shoot

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English Thesaurus: surf the net, search, shop/book online, visit a website, download, ...

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I. Hunt, Helen
(1963–) an American actress whose films include Twister, What Women Want, and Cast Away. In 1998 she won an Oscar for her performance in As Good As It Gets.

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II. Hunt, Wil‧liam Hol‧man /ˈwɪljəm ˈhəʊlmən/
(1827–1910) a British painter who, with Millais and Rossetti, started the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848

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I. hunt¹ W3 /hʌnt/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: huntian]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them:
the slopes where I hunted deer as a kid
Wolves tend to hunt in packs (=hunt in groups).

2. [intransitive] to look for someone or something very carefully Synonym : search
hunt for
The kids were hunting for shells on the beach.
Detectives are busy hunting for clues.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to search for and try to catch a criminal or someone who is your enemy:
The police are still hunting the killer.
hunt for
The FBI were called in to hunt for the spy.

4. [intransitive and transitive] British English to hunt foxes as a sport, riding on horses and using dogs
hunt somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
to search for a person or animal until you catch them, especially in order to punish or kill them:
The government agency was created to hunt down war criminals.
hunt somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to search for someone or something in order to catch, kill, or destroy them:
The plane was on a mission to hunt out enemy submarines.

2. to search for and find something that you need or want, but that is difficult to find:
In the school library he hunted out books on politics.

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II. hunt² noun [countable]

1. an occasion when people chase animals in order to kill or catch them
lion/rhino/stag etc hunt

2. [usually singular] a search for someone or something that is difficult to find
hunt for
the hunt for the missing child
the hunt is on (=used to say that people have started looking for someone or something)
murder hunt (=a search for a person who has killed someone)
have a hunt around for something British English informal (=look for something)
I’ll have a hunt around for it in my desk. ⇒ treasure hunt, witch-hunt

3. a sporting event in Britain in which people ride on horses and hunt foxes using dogs

4. in Britain, a group of people who regularly hunt foxes together

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hunt
noun
I. hunting wild animals
ADJ. fox, seal, tiger, etc.
VERB + HUNT take part in She had never taken part in a fox hunt before.
HUNT + NOUN follower, supporter Hunt followers deny the sport is cruel.
saboteur clashes between hunt supporters and hunt saboteurs
meeting

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hunt
II. searching for sb/sth
ADJ. massive, nationwide Police launched a nationwide hunt for the woman, amid fears for her safety.
police | murder Police forces in five counties are now involved in the murder hunt.
treasure | witch (often figurative) The investigation turned into a full-scale Communist witch hunt.
HUNT + VERB begin, launch A massive police hunt was launched for the missing child.
lead Detectives leading the hunt for the killer believe he may be in hiding.
step up The mountain rescue team is stepping up its hunt for the missing climbers.
call off The hunt for survivors has now been called off.
HUNT + VERB begin, be on The hunt is on for potential employees with experience of electronic publishing.
PREP. ~ for

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surf the net verb to look quickly through information on the Internet, looking for anything that interests you:
He spends his evenings surfing the net.
search to look for a specific piece of information on the Internet, for example by entering text into a box:
Try searching for his name on Google.
shop/book online to buy things or reserve tickets using the Internet:
More and more people are preferring to shop online.
It’s easier to book online.
visit a website to look at a particular Internet site:
You can check to see how many people visit your website.
download to get files, programs, music, films etc from the Internet and put them on your own computer:
I downloaded the software for free from the Internet.
chat to communicate with several people in a chat room on the Internet:
Using the Internet, you can chat to people from around the world.
search something carefully
We searched the whole house carefully, but didn’t find anything.
search something thoroughly
They searched the garden thoroughly.
search frantically/desperately (=in a hurried way, because you feel very worried)
Panic-stricken parents frantically searched for their children.
search high and low (=search everywhere)
We searched high and low for him, but couldn’t find him.
search something from top to bottom (=search all the rooms in a building)
They searched the house from top to bottom.
search in vain
He searched in vain for a means of escape.
search to look carefully for someone or something:
Detectives continue to search for clues.
She searched through all his clothes.
look for somebody/something to try to get someone or something you want or need:
I’m looking for something to wear for my sister’s wedding.
The band is looking for a singer.
He’s decided to look for a new career.
try to find somebody/something used especially when someone or something is difficult to find:
I spent half an hour trying to find a parking space.
She was in the kitchen, trying to find something to eat that wasn’t raw carrot.
seek formal to try to find something or someone. Used especially about jobs, help, or information. Also used in newspaper advertisements when trying to find a suitable person:
They went there seeking work.
She decided to seek help.
Tall blond 18-year-old male seeks female 17+ for friendship.
hunt to look for someone or something. Used when you look very carefully and thoroughly, or in the phrase house/job/bargain hunting:
I’ve hunted everywhere, but I can’t find a recipe for French onion soup.
She’s gone out bargain-hunting in the sales.
be on the lookout for somebody/something to be continuously looking for someone or something:
I’m always on the lookout for a good bargain.
leave no stone unturned to look for someone or something in every possible place:
The police say they will leave no stone unturned in their search for the killer.

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hunt
hʌnt
See: run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds

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