Overview of noun hunting

The noun hunting has 3 senses

• hunt, hunting -- (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)


• search, hunt, hunting -- (the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)


• hunt, hunting -- (the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts)

Overview of verb hunt

The verb hunt has 7 senses

• hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue 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")


• hound, hunt, trace -- (pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him")


• hunt -- (chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood")


• hunt -- (yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed")


• hunt -- (oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency")


• hunt -- (seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them")


• hunt -- (search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests")