hunt

1. (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.Examples: "State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands."; "Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season."; "Like a dog, he hunts in dreams, and thou art staring at the wall, / Where the dying night-lamp flickers, and the shadows rise and fall."ambitransitive

2. (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).Examples: "The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach."; "The police are hunting for evidence."; "He after honour hunts, I after love."ambitransitive

3. (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.Examples: "to hunt down a criminal"; "He was hunted from the parish."transitive

4. (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.Examples: "Did you hunt that pony last week?"; "He hunts a pack of dogs better than any man in the country."transitive

5. (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.Examples: "He hunts the woods, or the country."transitive

6. (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.transitive