Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.

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Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Surrounding :: Surround (n.) A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc..
Javelin :: "Javelin (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game..
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal..
Blood :: Blood (v. t.) To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war..
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
Gunning :: Gunning (n.) The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.
Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
Hunted :: Hunted (imp. & p. p.) of Hun.
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons..
Sea Elephant :: Sea elephant () A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct..
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) A pack of hounds.
Doubling :: Doubling (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice..
Hunt-counter :: Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.
Whaling :: Whaling (n.) The hunting of whales.
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To hunt by the track; to track.
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