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hunt
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- UN
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
noun
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
noun
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
noun
an instance of searching for something
“the hunt for submarines”
noun
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
verb
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”
verb
search (an area) for prey
“The King used to hunt these forests”
verb
seek, search for
“She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them”
verb
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
“The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency”
verb
pursue or chase relentlessly
“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”
verb
yaw back and forth about a flight path
“the plane's nose yawed”
verb
chase away, with as with force
“They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood”
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Example Sentences
the hunt for submarines
Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
The dogs are running deer
The Duke hunted in these woods
The King used to hunt these forests
She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
The hunters traced the deer into the woods
the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
the plane's nose yawed
They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
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