Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)huntan instance of searching for something“the hunt for submarines” (n)search, hunt, huntingthe activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (n)hunt, huntingthe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (n)hunt, huntingthe pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport Verbs
(v)hunt, run, hunt down, track downpursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”,
“The dogs are running deer”,
“The Duke hunted in these woods” (v)hound, hunt, tracepursue or chase relentlessly“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”,
“the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him” (v)huntchase away, with as with force“They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood” (v)huntyaw back and forth about a flight path“the plane's nose yawed” (v)huntoscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent“The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency” (v)huntseek, search for“She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them” (v)huntsearch (an area) for prey“The King used to hunt these forests”