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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hunt \Hunt\ (h[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hunted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hunting}.] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to
follow, pursue, Goth. hin?an (in comp.) to seize. [root]36.
Cf. {Hent}.]
1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to
chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing;
to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to
hunt a deer.
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Like a dog, he hunts in dreams. --Tennyson.
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2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow;
-- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt
out evidence.
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Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
--Ps. cxl. 11.
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3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to
hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.
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4. To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.
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He hunts a pack of dogs. --Addison.
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5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the
woods, or the country.
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6. (Change Ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in
a regular course of changes.
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