hunted; hunting; hunts
1
a
: to pursue for food or in sport
hunt buffalo
b
: to manage in the search for game
hunts a pack of dogs
2
a
: to pursue with intent to capture
hunted the escapees
b
: to search out : seek
3
: to drive or chase especially by harrying
members … were hunted from their homes—
J. T. Adams
J. T. Adams4
: to traverse in search of prey
hunts the woods
1
: to take part in a hunt
2
: to attempt to find something
3
: to oscillate alternately to each side (as of a neutral point) or to run alternately faster and slower
—used especially of a device or machine
Examples of hunt in a Sentence
Verb
The wolf was hunting its prey.
These birds have been hunted almost to extinction.
a gun used for hunting squirrels
He likes to hunt and fish.
She hunted around in the closet for a pair of shoes.
Police hunted the escaped prisoners through several states.
Noun
They went on a hunt.
We finally found a good restaurant after a long hunt.
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Weekly Newsletter Meanwhile, Native Americans worked to protect rattlers from settlers bent on hunting them to extinction.
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In other words, two of the biggest bear hunt boosters admit it’s not needed.
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Verb
Activities included guessing how many candies were an ectoplasm jar, a trivia game about famous locations that are haunted by children and some on-sight ghost hunting as well as a scavenger hunt.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Weekly Newsletter Meanwhile, Native Americans worked to protect rattlers from settlers bent on hunting them to extinction.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
Treat your board hunt like a capital-raising round: • Deal Flow: Track roles through board-recruitment platforms and networks.
—Marie Holive, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
In other words, two of the biggest bear hunt boosters admit it’s not needed.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt. Accessed 17 Aug. 2025.
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hunt
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to seek out and chase (game) for food or sport
hunt squirrel
b
: to use in hunting game
hunts a pack of dogs
2
a
: to chase in order to capture
b
: to search out : look for : seek
hunting for my gloves
3
: to drive or chase especially by repeated attacks
hunt a criminal out of town
4
: to search through looking for prey
hunts the woods
hunt
2 of 2 noun1
: the action, the practice, or an instance of hunting
2
: a group of hunters
especially
: a group of hunters on horseback and their hunting dogs
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