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HUNT Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word hunt. (exact relations)
There are 45 hypernyms of the word hunt. (close relations)
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verb, nounv, n
noun

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• an investigation seeking answers

• an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

• the examination of alternative hypotheses

• boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

verb

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• search or seek

• inquire into

• subject to a search

chase
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

• a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

• pursue someone sexually or romantically

• cut a groove into

• cut a furrow into a columns

follow
verb, nounv, n
verb

• to travel behind, go after, come after

• be later in time

• come as a logical consequence; follow logically

• travel along a certain course

• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

• come after in time, as a result

• behave in accordance or in agreement with

• be next

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

• to bring something about at a later time than

• imitate in behavior; take as a model

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• be the successor (of)

• perform an accompaniment to

• keep informed

• to be the product or result

• accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

• adhere to or practice

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

• keep under surveillance

• follow in or as if in pursuit

• grasp the meaning

• keep to

• to subscribe to someone's updates on social media

• to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media

intercept
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

verb

• seize on its way

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

pursue
verbv
verb

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

• follow in or as if in pursuit

• go in search of or hunt for

• carry further or advance

run-down
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• worn and broken down by hard use

• having the spring unwound

seek
verbv
noun

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

verb

• try to get or reach

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• make an effort or attempt

• go to or towards

• inquire for

shadow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

verb

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison

stalk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

• the act of following prey stealthily

• a stiff or threatening gait

verb

• walk stiffly

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• go through (an area) in search of prey

track
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• evidence pointing to a possible solution

• a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

• a course over which races are run

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

• (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

• a groove on a phonograph recording

• a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

• any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

verb

• carry on the feet and deposit

• observe or plot the moving path of something

• go after with the intent to catch

• travel across or pass over

• make tracks upon

trail
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a track or mark left by something that has passed

• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

• evidence pointing to a possible solution

verb

• to lag or linger behind

• go after with the intent to catch

• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

• hang down so as to drag along the ground

• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

hunting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

hound
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

• someone who is morally reprehensible

verb

• pursue or chase relentlessly

run
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• the act of testing something

• a race run on foot

• an unbroken series of events

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• a regular trip

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

• unrestricted freedom to use

• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• a small stream

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a row of unravelled stitches

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• an unbroken chronological sequence

• a short trip

verb

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• have a particular form

• move along, of liquids

• perform as expected when applied

• change or be different within limits

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• be operating, running or functioning

• change from one state to another

• cause to perform

• be affected by; be subjected to

• continue to exist

• occur persistently

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• conduct to completion

• pass over, across, or through

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• make without a miss

• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

• cause an animal to move fast

• be diffused

• sail before the wind

• cover by running; run a certain distance

• extend or continue for a certain period of time

• set animals loose to graze

• keep company

• run with the ball; in such sports as football

• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• travel a route regularly

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• compete in a race

• progress by being changed

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• become undone

trace
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a just detectable amount

• an indication that something has been present

• a suggestion of some quality

• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

• either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

• a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

verb

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• to go back over again

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• discover traces of

• make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

• copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

• read with difficulty

holman hunt
nounn
noun

• Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

hunt club
nounn
noun

• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

hunt down
verbv
verb

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

james henry leigh hunt
nounn
noun

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

leigh hunt
noun

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

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