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hunt

noun
  1. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
    hunting
  2. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    hunting
  3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
    huntingsearch
  4. an instance of searching for something
    “the hunt for submarines”
  5. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
    hunt club
verb
  1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    “Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”
    run
  2. search an area for prey
    “The monarch used to hunt these forests.”
  3. seek, search for
    “I hunted for my reading glasses but was unable to locate them.”
  4. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
    “The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency”
  5. pursue or chase relentlessly
    “The hunters traced the deer into the woods”
    hound
  6. yaw back and forth about a flight path
  7. chase away, with as with force
    “They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood”