Word of the Day – October 19, 2026

hunt

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Definitions

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Noun The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone. (used 9 times in citations and controls)
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Noun An instance of searching for something. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun United States architect (1827-1895). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Search (an area) for prey. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Seek, search for. (used 2 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Pursue or chase relentlessly. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Yaw back and forth about a flight path. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Chase away, with as with force. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Other Forms

Type Other Form
Past hunts
Past Participle hunting
Plural hunts
Third Person hunted

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