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hunt down — verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (Freq. 2) Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland The dogs are running deer The Duke hunted in these woods • Syn: ↑hunt, ↑run, ↑track down … Useful english dictionary
hunt — verb 1》 pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food. ↘(of an animal) chase and kill (its prey). 2》 search diligently for. ↘(of the police) search for (a criminal). ↘(hunt someone down) pursue and capture someone. ↘[as… … English new terms dictionary
hunt — ► VERB 1) pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food. 2) (also hunt for or after) try to find by diligent searching. 3) (hunt down) pursue and capture (someone). 4) (hunted) appearing alarmed or harassed as if being hunted … English terms dictionary
hunt — hunt1 [hʌnt] v [: Old English; Origin: huntian] 1.) [I and T] 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.) to look for someone or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunt — hunt1 [ hʌnt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to kill animals for food or for their skin or other parts, or for sport: Crocodiles were hunted and killed for their teeth. hunt for: We hunted for rabbits in the hills. a ) to catch and eat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hunt — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to chase animals and birds in order to catch and kill them: At one time man had to hunt to survive. | hunt sth: hunting big game in Kenya 2 (I) to look hard for something you have lost: We ve been hunting for the car keys for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Down syndrome — Classification and external resources Boy with Down syndrome assembling a … Wikipedia
hunt — I UK [hʌnt] / US verb Word forms hunt : present tense I/you/we/they hunt he/she/it hunts present participle hunting past tense hunted past participle hunted ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to kill animals for food or for their skin or other… … English dictionary
hunt — [[t]hʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ hunts, hunting, hunted 1) VERB If you hunt for something or someone, you try to find them by searching carefully or thoroughly. [V for n] A forensic team was hunting for clues... [V for n] Some new arrivals lose hope even… … English dictionary
hunt — [hʌnt] verb [I/T] I 1) to catch and kill animals Crocodiles were hunted and killed for their teeth.[/ex] Wild dogs usually hunt in packs.[/ex] We hunted for rabbits in the hills.[/ex] 2) to try to find someone or something Syn: look for sb/sth… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
