HUNT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • an instance of searching for something
    Usage Example(s)
    • the hunt for submarines
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • United States architect (1827-1895)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

HUNT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
    • The dogs are running deer
    • The Duke hunted in these woods
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • search (an area) for prey
    Usage Example(s)
    • The King used to hunt these forests
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • seek, search for
    Usage Example(s)
    • She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
    Usage Example(s)
    • The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • pursue or chase relentlessly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The hunters traced the deer into the woods
    • the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • yaw back and forth about a flight path
    Usage Example(s)
    • the plane’’s nose yawed
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • chase away, with as with force
    Usage Example(s)
    • They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
    Hypernyms(s) hunt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower