- hunt
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 hunting wild animalsADJECTIVE▪ bear, fox, seal, tiger, etc.VERB + HUNT▪ go on, take part in▪
She had never taken part in a fox hunt before.
HUNT + NOUN▪ follower, supporter (both BrE)▪Hunt followers deny the sport is cruel.
▪ saboteur (BrE)▪clashes between hunt supporters and hunt saboteurs
▪ meeting (BrE)2 searching for sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ massive, nationwide (both esp. BrE)▪Police launched a nationwide hunt for the woman.
▪ police (BrE)▪ murder (BrE)▪Police forces in five counties are now involved in the murder hunt.
▪ scavenger (esp. AmE), treasure▪ job▪ witch (usually witch-hunt) (often figurative)▪The investigation turned into a full-scale Communist witch-hunt.
VERB + HUNT▪ begin, launch (esp. BrE)▪A massive police hunt was launched for the missing child.
▪ continue▪Police are continuing their hunt for the arsonist.
▪ lead (esp. BrE)▪Detectives leading the hunt for the killer believe he may be in hiding.
▪ join▪ step up (esp. BrE)▪The mountain rescue team is stepping up its hunt for the missing climbers.
▪ call off (esp. BrE)▪The hunt for survivors has now been called off.
HUNT + VERB▪ begin, be on▪The hunt is on for potential employees with experience of electronic publishing.
▪ continuePREPOSITION▪ hunt for{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.