Hunt synonyms
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An occupation, career, interest, etc. to which one devotes time and energy
The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
To investigate by means of a chemical probe.
delve for
To try to find
(Countable) An instance of shooting (a person) with a gun.
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A carrying out or putting into effect; prosecution.
An investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
The jury or group holding such an inquiry
The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
A search
A search
A thorough search among a number of things.
Vocation; business; profession.
A search
An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
look-see
(Informal) A quick look or inspection
A search
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To keep to or stick to:
To pursue or track (prey) stealthily:
To pressure or force from a place or situation:
To follow behind, esp. in a lagging manner
To be persistently or inescapably associated with:
To attract and hold:
(Figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
To run in the same (width) track
To follow along at the heels of someone
(Espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
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hunt out
To pursue with intent to kill
ride to hounds
To pursue with intent to kill
To get hold or control of (something difficult to catch):
To seek something in a sly or indirect way:
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
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To sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the rider
To drive is defined as to operate a vehicle, to be licensed to operate a vehicle or moving something using force.
To pursue with intent to kill
To cook (fish, an egg without its shell, etc.) in water or other liquid near boiling point, or in a small receptacle placed over boiling water
To complain; grumble.
To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.
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(Computers) To move (a pointing device, such as a mouse) while pressing down on one of its buttons.
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
start game
To pursue with intent to kill
gun-for
To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.
go gunning for
To pursue with intent to kill
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
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seek for
To try to find
To examine and sort carefully:
To winnow is to use an air current on grain in order to blow away chaff, or to separate out the best specimens.
be on the lookout for
To try to find
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To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage:
To follow the development, process, or history of, esp. by proceeding from the latest to the earliest evidence, etc.
To discover something after searching.
To track an animal by following its spoor
To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:
hunt for
To try to find
search for
To try to find
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search out
To try to find
grope in the dark
To try to find
leave-no-stone-unturned
(Idiomatic) To search thoroughly (for something), looking in every conceivable place.
prowl after
To try to find
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To ask questions
To ask questions.
nose around
To try to find
hunting (related)
(Engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
sport (related)
An object of mockery, jest, or play:
examination (related)
An investigation or inspection made for the purpose of diagnosis.
To discuss or explain something, especially in detail:
Forage is defined as to feed or to search for something, especially food.
To try to find something
To try to find something
To trouble or annoy constantly
poach (hunt unlawfully)
To try to find something
Quest is defined as to search, seek or journey.
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
let-go (antonym)
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
ignore (antonym)
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
neglect (antonym)
Neglect is defined as to ignore or fail to care for someone or something or fail to do something.
To have an appearance of conformity with:
hunt club
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
Leigh Hunt
British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
James Henry Leigh Hunt
British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
richard morris hunt
United States architect (1827-1895)
Holman Hunt
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
william holman hunt
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
To find with difficulty.
hunter (related)
fox (related)
hunts (related)
hare (related)
foxhunt (related)
The pursuit of game
coursing; lion hunt
The pursuit of game
tiger hunt
The pursuit of game
fox hunt
A sport in which hunters on horses ride after dogs in pursuit of a fox
deer hunt
The pursuit of game
duck hunt
The pursuit of game
etc.; tracking
The pursuit of game
An English patronymic surnameā, variant of Hawkins.
A cross-country footrace or one run over a prepared course with ditches and other obstacles
venery
The indulgence in or pursuit of sexual activity.
battue (French)
The pursuit of game
A series of such competitions held at a specified time on a regular course:
The act, process, or art of fishing with a hook and line and usually a rod.
Some estimates of the depletion of the fish species around the world are as high as 70%. For example, Japanese whaling expeditions are depleating the whale population.
One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
The pursuit of game
field sport
The pursuit of game
riding to hounds
The pursuit of game
beagling
The pursuit of game
piscatology
(Rare) The art or science of fishing
An attempt, as by a business concern, to lure employees from a competitor
The definition of an exploration is an investigation or a travel experience.
Careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to discover or establish facts or principles
A search
Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
(Law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
A search
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
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