Hunt | Mean of hunt in English Dictionary

/ˈhʌnt/

• Verb
• to chase and kill (wild animals) for food or pleasure
1. The wolf was hunting its prey.
2. These birds have been hunted almost to extinction.
3. a gun used for hunting squirrels
4. He likes to hunt and fish.
• to search for something or someone very carefully and thoroughly
1. She hunted around in the closet for a pair of shoes.
2. The police are hunting for a killer.
3. He's hunting for a new apartment.
4. We went to the mall to hunt for bargains.
5. Police hunted the escaped prisoners through several states.
6. (US) We went to the mall to hunt bargains.
• to succeed in finding (something)
1. It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.

• to find and capture (someone)
1. The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
• to find (something) after searching for it
1. It took a while to hunt out the papers, but we finally found everything we needed.
• to succeed in finding (someone or something)
1. You can hunt up a good car at a fair price if you try.
• Noun
• an occasion when people hunt wild animals
1. They went on a hunt.
2. a bear/fox/pheasant hunt
• an act of searching for something or someone
1. We finally found a good restaurant after a long hunt.
2. The hunt for the escaped convicts continues. = The hunt is still on for the escaped convicts. = The police are still on the hunt [=are still searching] for the escaped convicts.
• a group of people who hunt foxes together
• having a chance to win or succeed in a contest or competition
1. At this point in the season, both teams are still in the hunt. [=both teams have a chance of winning the championship]