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hunt
- pronunciation:
- huhnt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hunted, hunting, hunts |
| definition 1: |
to set out to find and kill for food or sport.
They needed to hunt deer in order to stay alive.
- similar words:
- ferret, pursue, stalk, track, trail
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| definition 2: |
to try to find; search (often followed by "for", "up", or "down").
He hunted for the lost gloves.- synonyms:
- search for, seek
- similar words:
- explore, look for
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| related words: |
probe, prowl, rummage, trace, want |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of finding and killing wild animals.
The men left at dawn to begin the deer hunt.- synonyms:
- hunting
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| definition 2: |
a search to find something.
I always look forward to the Easter egg hunt every year.- synonyms:
- search
- similar words:
- ferret, forage, quest
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| related words: |
probe, prowl |
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kind of hunt |
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safari |
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natural hunter |
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predator |
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result of a hunt |
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game, kill, pelt, take |
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some actions associated with hunting |
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chase, kill, pursue, shoot, stalk, trace, track, trail, trap |
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some people associated with hunting |
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hunter, trapper |
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some things animals use for hunting |
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claws, horns, teeth |
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some things people use for hunting |
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arrow, boomerang, bow, camouflage, compass, decoy, gun, hound, knife, map, retriever, rifle |
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