1an act of hunting wild animals or game:a bear-hunt
an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, especially with hounds.
an area where hunting takes place.
2a search:police launched a hunt for the killer
3an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state.
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1 [with object] pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food:in the autumn they hunted deer
British pursue (a wild animal, especially a fox or deer) on horseback using hounds:an old dog fox who had been hunted many times before [no object]:he used to hunt
British use (a hound or a horse) for hunting:he hunted his hounds every day
(of an animal) chase and kill (its prey):mice are hunted by weasels and foxes [no object]:lionesses hunt in groups
2 [no object] search determinedly for someone or something:he desperately hunted for a new job
[with object] (of the police) search for (a criminal):the gang is being hunted by police [no object]:police are hunting for her attacker
[with object] (hunt someone down) search for and capture someone:the killers will be hunted down
3 [no object] (of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state:on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner
(of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate about a mean flight path.
4 [no object] (hunt down/up) (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
