hunt
To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
Verb 4 meanings
To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
“State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.”
To try to find something; search (for).
“The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach.”
To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
“to hunt down a criminal”
To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
“Did you hunt that pony last week?”
Noun 4 meanings
The act of hunting.
A hunting expedition.
An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
A pack of hunting dogs.
Etymology
From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian (“to hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *huntōn (“to hunt, capture”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (“to catch, seize”).
HUNT at a glance
HUNT has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (H 4 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,002 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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