v.
- pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.
▸(of an animal) chase and kill (its prey).
- search diligently for.
▸(of the police) search for (a criminal).
▸
(hunt someone down)
pursue and capture someone.
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[as adj. hunted]
appearing alarmed or harassed as if being hunted.
- (of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state.
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(hunt down/up)
(in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
n.
an act of hunting.
▸an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, especially with hounds.
▸an area where hunting takes place.
Etymology
OE huntian, of Gmc origin.