hunt

hunt
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noun
1 hunting wild animals
ADJECTIVE
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/sth
ADJECTIVE
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.

continue
PREPOSITION
hunt for
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verb
Hunt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cat, ↑lion, ↑spider, ↑wolf
Hunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑animal, ↑burglar, ↑culprit, ↑duck, ↑elephant, ↑fox, ↑killer, ↑murderer, ↑rabbit, ↑robber, ↑seal, ↑whale

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