hunt

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NGSL Rank: 1995
hunt
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Meanings
verb
  • pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.
    E.g. in the autumn they hunted deer
  • search determinedly for someone or something.
    E.g. he desperately hunted for a new job
  • (of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state.
    E.g. on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner
  • (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
noun
  • an act of hunting wild animals or game.
    E.g. a bear-hunt
  • a search.
    E.g. police launched a hunt for the killer
  • an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state.

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