Hunt
verb
To search for someone or something very carefully and thoroughly.
He hunted for his lost keys everywhere.
Often appears as...
- hunt for
- hunt down
verb
To chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit.
In the past people hunted animals for food.
Often appears as...
- hunt deer
- hunt lions
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Disapproving
noun
An act of searching for someone or something.
I went on a hunt for a new book to read.
Often appears as...
- on a hunt
- treasure hunt
noun
The act of chasing and killing wild animals.
He went on a hunt in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- fox hunt
- deer hunt
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To search for someone or something very carefully and thoroughly.
He hunted for his lost keys everywhere.
Often appears as...
- hunt for
- hunt down
verb
To chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit.
In the past people hunted animals for food.
Often appears as...
- hunt deer
- hunt lions
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An act of searching for someone or something.
I went on a hunt for a new book to read.
Often appears as...
- on a hunt
- treasure hunt
noun
The act of chasing and killing wild animals.
He went on a hunt in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- fox hunt
- deer hunt
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Thorough Search
Emphasizes the intensity and carefulness of the search, not just a casual look.
She hunted through the attic for her grandmother's vintage dress.
Pro Tip 2/3Target Specific
Used when looking for something specific, often with a goal in mind.
The detective hunted for clues at the crime scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Effort
Implies a proactive approach, more engaged than simply 'looking'.
He hunted for the best deal on a new laptop.
Pro Tip 1/3Thorough Search
Emphasizes the intensity and carefulness of the search, not just a casual look.
She hunted through the attic for her grandmother's vintage dress.
Pro Tip 2/3Target Specific
Used when looking for something specific, often with a goal in mind.
The detective hunted for clues at the crime scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Effort
Implies a proactive approach, more engaged than simply 'looking'.
He hunted for the best deal on a new laptop.
Pro Tip 1/3Thorough Search
Emphasizes the intensity and carefulness of the search, not just a casual look.
She hunted through the attic for her grandmother's vintage dress.
Pro Tip 2/3Target Specific
Used when looking for something specific, often with a goal in mind.
The detective hunted for clues at the crime scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Effort
Implies a proactive approach, more engaged than simply 'looking'.
He hunted for the best deal on a new laptop.
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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Is it bad to hold your...
Finally, it's all you can think about, and out of sheer desperation, you go on a hunt for a bathroom until "ahh." Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
beginning to map some of the brain circuitry of personality style and won't go into that I will end with two things a story and the one thing that I've really learned for millions of years we grew up we evolved in a little hunting
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John Kasaona: How...
and hunt as they wished, but we black, we were not regarded as responsible to use wildlife. Whenever we tried to hunt, we were called poachers. And as a result, we were fined and locked up in jail.
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Eating Bats PIPE National...
the Caron people have a long tradition of hunting bats as food the flying fox is the most common breed of that here it's also the largest bat in the world that means bigger claws bigger teeth and
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
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Cheetah Cubs Master...
sniffing the air checking out every every thicket savannah weaves through the landscape this could be the cub's opportunity to observe a hunting master class
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Hungry Polar Bear...
But this can't go on forever. As summer continues, temperatures are rising. Each hunt requires more energy draining the bears of their reserves.
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Flying Fish Picked Off...
When frigates join the hunt, the flying fish are literally caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
Only about a hundred killer whales in the world hunt using this technique.
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
Finally, it's all you can think about, and out of sheer desperation, you go on a hunt for a bathroom until "ahh." Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in.
Video examples
Love and hormones PIPE...
beginning to map some of the brain circuitry of personality style and won't go into that I will end with two things a story and the one thing that I've really learned for millions of years we grew up we evolved in a little hunting
Video examples
John Kasaona: How...
and hunt as they wished, but we black, we were not regarded as responsible to use wildlife. Whenever we tried to hunt, we were called poachers. And as a result, we were fined and locked up in jail.
Video examples
Eating Bats PIPE National...
the Caron people have a long tradition of hunting bats as food the flying fox is the most common breed of that here it's also the largest bat in the world that means bigger claws bigger teeth and
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
Video examples
Cheetah Cubs Master...
sniffing the air checking out every every thicket savannah weaves through the landscape this could be the cub's opportunity to observe a hunting master class
Video examples
Hungry Polar Bear...
But this can't go on forever. As summer continues, temperatures are rising. Each hunt requires more energy draining the bears of their reserves.
Video examples
Flying Fish Picked Off...
When frigates join the hunt, the flying fish are literally caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Video examples
Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
Only about a hundred killer whales in the world hunt using this technique.
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Quote examples
Steve Bullock
American Politician
When I defend our right to hunt and fish on public lands, rivers and streams. Or work for better schools. And more good paying jobs that can support a family. Those aren't political issues to me. They're personal.
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Charlie Rose
American Journalist
I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an athlete. We didn't go fishing or hunting or any of the things I wanted to do. Why not? He just didn't do that.
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Brad Leone
American Chef
I understand that world hunger can't be cured by us all going out and hunting our own food - but it certainly taught me respect for the environment and for the animals that call it home.
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Allyson Schwartz
American Politician
We must hunt the terrorists down and kill them. There is no other way to respond to those so committed to the destruction of life.
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Lake Bell
American Actress
I'm forever writing, forever looking for something to direct or produce, and always on the hunt for a great role.
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Brigitte Bardot
French Actress
I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.
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Sam Shepard
American Playwright
People are starved for a way of life - they're hunting for a way to be or to act toward the world.
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Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
Hunting is part of a cycle of life that repeats. Life. Death. Life. Death. Death is part of life.
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Carl Icahn
American Businessman
I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory.
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Stanley Kramer
American Director
I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.
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Steve Bullock
American Politician
When I defend our right to hunt and fish on public lands, rivers and streams. Or work for better schools. And more good paying jobs that can support a family. Those aren't political issues to me. They're personal.
Quote examples
Charlie Rose
American Journalist
I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an athlete. We didn't go fishing or hunting or any of the things I wanted to do. Why not? He just didn't do that.
Quote examples
Brad Leone
American Chef
I understand that world hunger can't be cured by us all going out and hunting our own food - but it certainly taught me respect for the environment and for the animals that call it home.
Quote examples
Allyson Schwartz
American Politician
We must hunt the terrorists down and kill them. There is no other way to respond to those so committed to the destruction of life.
Quote examples
Lake Bell
American Actress
I'm forever writing, forever looking for something to direct or produce, and always on the hunt for a great role.
Quote examples
Brigitte Bardot
French Actress
I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.
Quote examples
Sam Shepard
American Playwright
People are starved for a way of life - they're hunting for a way to be or to act toward the world.
Quote examples
Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
Hunting is part of a cycle of life that repeats. Life. Death. Life. Death. Death is part of life.
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Carl Icahn
American Businessman
I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory.
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Stanley Kramer
American Director
I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.
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