verb / noun
hunt
HUNT/hʌnt/
To pursue and search for animals to capture.
The fox hunts the rabbit across the grass.
Etymology
Old English huntian meant chasing game. The sense broadened from pursuing animals to searching diligently for anything, giving the modern meaning of seeking a person or thing.
In context
we should detect better those who are creating risks so that we can hunt them down with the force of law
More examples
- They set out on a duck hunt before sunrise.
- The cat is hunting a mouse behind the shed.
- People once hunted buffalo across these plains.
Forms
hunt · hunts · hunted · hunting
hunter noun — A person who pursues wild animals.