Definitions for Hunt

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Hunt hunt

Spelling: [huhnt]

IPA: /hʌnt/

Hunt is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in Hunt (hntu).

Definitions for Hunt

noun

1. an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
2. a search; a seeking or endeavor to find.
3. a pursuit.
4. a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters.
5. an area hunted over.
6. Change Ringing. a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells.
7. (James Henry) Leigh [lee] /li/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, English essayist, poet, and editor.
8. Richard Morris, 1828–95, U.S. architect.
9. (William) Holman [hohl-muh n] /ˈhoʊl mən/ (Show IPA), 1827–1910, English painter.
10. William Morris, 1824–79, U.S. painter (brother of Richard Morris Hunt).

verb (used with object)

1. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
2. to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often followed by down):
3. to search for; seek; endeavor to obtain or find (often followed by up or out):
4. to search (a place) thoroughly.
5. to scour (an area) in pursuit of game.
6. to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game.
7. Change Ringing. to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport.
2. to make a search or quest (often followed by for or after).
3. Change Ringing. to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules.

Origin of Hunt

before 1000; (v.) Middle English hunten, Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

Examples for Hunt

Jordanian intelligence played an important role in the hunt that eventually killed Zarqawi in Iraq in 2006.

I am starting on a hunt in darkest Deanery for my cuff links.

But mostly they hunt for this Andrew Lanning a dozen at a time.

But, when I'm out of this, I'll hunt you down again and I'll plant you full of lead, my son!

Another week, another study declaring the hunt for the ‘gay gene’ over.

They will also oppose any attempts to hunt grizzlies in their recognized ancestral homelands.

He did not even lose his high standing because he would not hunt Andrew alone.

So long as he don't get on my back to hunt other people, I don't care.

The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.

A team of cops swarmed the apartment in the hunt for a potential homicide suspect they believed was hiding in the residences.