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hunt
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v.
1. [tr.]
pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food:
in the autumn they hunted deer |
[intr.]
they hunted and fished.
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(of an animal) chase and kill (its prey):
mice are hunted by weasels and foxes |
[intr.]
lionesses hunt in groups.
∎ [intr.]
try to find someone or something by searching carefully:
he desperately hunted for a new job.
∎ (hunt something out/up)
search for something until it is found.
∎ [tr.]
(of the police) search for (a criminal):
the gang is being hunted by police |
[intr.]
police are hunting for her attacker.
∎ (hunt someone down)
pursue and capture someone.
2.
[intr.]
(of a machine, instrument needle, or system) oscillate around a desired speed, position, or state.
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(of an aircraft or rocket) oscillate around a mean flight path.
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(of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle) keep shifting between gears because of improperly designed shift logic.
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[intr.] (hunt down/up)
(in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.
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n.
1.
an act of hunting wild animals or game.
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an association of people who meet regularly to hunt, esp. with hounds.
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an area where hunting takes place.
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a search:
police launched a hunt for the killer.
2.
an oscillating motion around a desired speed, position, or state.
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HUNTING JANE SHILLING ENJOYS A GALLOP THROUGH THE LONG HISTORY OF HUNTING
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/14/2007; ; 700+ words
; Blood Sport: Hunting in Britain since 1066 BY EMMA GRIFFIN YALE...one might have thought that the subject of hunting in Britain would have withered and died; but apparently not. Hunting with hounds continues, after a fashion, and...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Hunting's safe but not foolproof.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; 1/3 Hunting accidents are given considerable media attention each fall. And rightly so. Hunting is among Minnesota's most popular outdoor...fact that guns frequently are involved in hunting mishaps makes such stories that much more...
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Deer Hunting in the Adirondacks: A Guide to Deer Hunting in New York's 6-Million-Acre Adirondack Park.(Book review)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 10/1/2009; ; 700 words
; Deer Hunting in the Adirondacks: A Guide to Deer Hunting in New York's 6-Million-Acre Adirondack Park By Dan...bookstore or sport shop and you will see lots of books on deer hunting. However, if you are interested in hunting in the Adirondacks...
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Hunting $ea$on bring$ big buck$ to Mountain $tate
Magazine article from: The State Journal; 12/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; CHARLESTON - From new hunting equipment to the $11 Class A hunting license, the fall hunting season means big bucks for the Mountain State. Each year, the sound of rifle fire coincides with increased traffic flow and big spending in the rural...
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Hunting's twilight rule scrutinized Fatality spurs safety doubts
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...raised the question of when Maine's legal hunting day should end. Thoroughly unscientific...of this week's formal close to each hunting day - a half-hour after the sun sets...previous shooting death as a result of hunting occurred three years ago - and argue that...
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Hunting proposal may change
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 2/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...opinions on a proposal that would allow Sunday hunting in the state for most of the year. That public...representatives to the hearing to speak out against Sunday hunting. One big fear: Allowing hunting on Sundays (the proposal wouldn't allow Sunday...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Two hunting polls get two answers; OPINION: Findings of survey for countryside alliance clash with findings of animal protection group.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 11/15/2001; 700+ words
; ...pictures of Welsh attitudes to fox-hunting and attempts to outlaw it. One carried out by NOP found rural Wales wanted hunting to continue and politicians to concentrate...that a large majority in Wales found hunting not only cruel and unnecessary but...
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Hunting for answers. (essence of hunting)
Magazine article from: Sports Afield; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...yet another friend that he had given up hunting. L.A. could blunt someone's desire...and quiet. Then I moved to the heart of hunting country, and even here I found people - albeit not many - who after years of hunting had also given it up, for no better reason...
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Hunting Democracy
Magazine article from: Montana; The Magazine of Western History; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of ducks at the same game farm.1 In hunting, Dick Cheney follows an old precedent...both of whom wrote books about their hunting experiences. More recent hunter-politicians...political gains. To those who oppose hunting, the canned hunt is merely cruelty taken...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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HUNTING IS FOR THE YOUNG, TOO.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...recognized truth is that youth participation in hunting and fishing has declined. Hunters have...fewer places today with open access to hunting and fishing than before; the culture...Shooting Sports Foundation are trying to make hunting much more accessible to young people with...
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Hunting plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Hunting plc 3 Cockspur Street London, SW1Y 5BQ...7839-2072 Web site: http://www.hunting.plc.uk Public Company Incorporated...Activities for Oil and Gas Field Exploration Hunting plc is one of the world's leading providers...
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Hunting
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Hunting Hunting is the intentional act of tracking and killing wild animals for consumption...are referred to as "game," quarry, or prey. Fishing is a type of hunting restricted to catching fish. As omnivores, humans require proteins and...
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hunting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hunting act of seeking, following, and killing...in that it involves only land animals. Hunting was a necessary activity of early humans...developed, killing game was still important. Hunting was popular among the ancients and became...
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Hunting and Gathering
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
HUNTING AND GATHERING HUNTING AND GATHERING. Hunting and gathering, or more generally stated as foraging, can be defined as a mode of subsistence in which all food is obtained from wild resources without any reliance on domesticated plants or...
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Hunting Knife
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Hunting Knife Background The hunting knife is an ancient tool that has survived essentially unchanged...the generation of tools or weapons after stones and clubs, the hunting knife gave early hunters the ability to butcher animals for meat...
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