hunt

H0327400 (hŭnt)v. hunt·ed, hunt·ing, hunts v.tr.1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.2. To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges.3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.4. To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict.5. To seek out; search for.6. To drive out forcibly, especially by harassing; chase away: hunted the newcomers out of town.v.intr.1. To pursue game.2. To make a search; seek.3. Aerospace a. To yaw back and forth about a flight path, as if seeking a new direction or another angle of attack. Used of an aircraft, rocket, or space vehicle.b. To rotate up and down or back and forth without being deflected by the pilot. Used of a control surface or a rocket motor in gimbals.4. Engineering a. To oscillate about a selected value. Used of a machine, instrument, or system.b. To swing back and forth; oscillate. Used of an indicator on a display or instrument panel.n.1. The act or sport of hunting: an enthusiast for the hunt.2. a. A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds.b. Those taking part in such an expedition or outing.3. The hunting season for a particular animal: last year's deer hunt.4. A diligent search or pursuit: on a hunt for cheap gas.

[Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian.]

hunt

(hʌnt) vb1. (Hunting) to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport2. (often foll by: for) to look (for); search (for): to hunt for a book; to hunt up a friend. 3. (Hunting) (tr) to use (hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc: to hunt a pack of hounds. 4. (Hunting) (tr) to search or draw (country) to hunt wild animals, game, etc: to hunt the parkland. 5. (often foll by: down) to track or chase diligently, esp so as to capture: to hunt down a criminal. 6. (tr; usually passive) to persecute; hound7. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of a gauge indicator, engine speed, etc) to oscillate about a mean value or position8. (Astronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft, rocket, etc) to oscillate about a flight pathn9. the act or an instance of hunting10. chase or search, esp of animals or game11. (Hunting) the area of a hunt12. (Hunting) a party or institution organized for the pursuit of wild animals or game, esp for sport13. (Hunting) the participants in or members of such a party or institution14. in the hunt informal having a chance of success: that result keeps us in the hunt. See also hunt down, hunt up[Old English huntian; related to Old English hentan, Old Norse henda to grasp] ˈhuntedly adv

Hunt

(hʌnt) n1. (Biography) Henry, known as Orator Hunt. 1773–1835, British radical, who led the mass meeting that ended in the Peterloo Massacre (1819)2. (Biography) (William) Holman. 1827–1910, British painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848)3. (Biography) James. 1947–93, British motor-racing driver: world champion 19764. (Biography) (Henry Cecil) John, Baron. 1910–98, British army officer and mountaineer. He planned and led the expedition that first climbed Mount Everest (1953)5. (Biography) (James Henry) Leigh (liː). 1784–1859, British poet and essayist: a founder of The Examiner (1808) in which he promoted the work of Keats and Shelley

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v.t. 1. to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. 2. to pursue (a person) aggressively in order to capture (often fol. by down): to hunt down a kidnapper. 3. to search for; seek (often fol. by up or out): to hunt out the perfect birthday gift. 4. to search thoroughly; scour. 5. to pursue or take game in: Poachers have been hunting the king's woods. 6. to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game. v.i. 7. to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport. 8. to make a search or quest (often fol. by for or after). n. 9. the act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals. 10. a search or pursuit; a seeking to find. 11. a group of persons associated or gathered for the purpose of hunting. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English huntian, derivative of hunta hunter, akin to hentan to pursue; compare hent, hint] hunt′a•ble, adj.

Hunt

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n. (James Henry) Leigh, 1784–1859, English writer.

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Past participle: hunted
Gerund: hunting

Imperative
hunt
hunt

Present
I hunt
you hunt
he/she/it hunts
we hunt
you hunt
they hunt

Preterite
I hunted
you hunted
he/she/it hunted
we hunted
you hunted
they hunted

Present Continuous
I am hunting
you are hunting
he/she/it is hunting
we are hunting
you are hunting
they are hunting

Present Perfect
I have hunted
you have hunted
he/she/it has hunted
we have hunted
you have hunted
they have hunted

Past Continuous
I was hunting
you were hunting
he/she/it was hunting
we were hunting
you were hunting
they were hunting

Past Perfect
I had hunted
you had hunted
he/she/it had hunted
we had hunted
you had hunted
they had hunted

Future
I will hunt
you will hunt
he/she/it will hunt
we will hunt
you will hunt
they will hunt

Future Perfect
I will have hunted
you will have hunted
he/she/it will have hunted
we will have hunted
you will have hunted
they will have hunted

Future Continuous
I will be hunting
you will be hunting
he/she/it will be hunting
we will be hunting
you will be hunting
they will be hunting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hunting
you have been hunting
he/she/it has been hunting
we have been hunting
you have been hunting
they have been hunting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hunting
you will have been hunting
he/she/it will have been hunting
we will have been hunting
you will have been hunting
they will have been hunting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hunting
you had been hunting
he/she/it had been hunting
we had been hunting
you had been hunting
they had been hunting

Conditional
I would hunt
you would hunt
he/she/it would hunt
we would hunt
you would hunt
they would hunt

Past Conditional
I would have hunted
you would have hunted
he/she/it would have hunted
we would have hunted
you would have hunted
they would have hunted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hunt - Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)Holman Hunt, William Holman Hunt
	2.	Hunt - United States architect (1827-1895)Richard Morris Hunt
	3.	Hunt - British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)James Henry Leigh Hunt, Leigh Hunt
	4.	hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sporthunt clubgild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
	5.	hunt - an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"search - the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
	6.	hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someonesearch, huntingactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"exploration - a careful systematic searchforaging, forage - the act of searching for food and provisionsfrisk, frisking - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"looking for, looking - the act of searching visuallymanhunt - an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)seeking, quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"ransacking, rummage - a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"scouring - moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
	7.	hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or peltshuntingcanned hunt - a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collectionstoil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"stalking, still hunt, stalk - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambushbirdnesting - hunting for birds' nests to get the eggspredation - the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
	8.	hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sporthuntingfield sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoorsblood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)battue - a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunterbeagling - hunting rabbits with beaglescoursing - hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scentdeer hunt, deer hunting - hunting deerduck hunting, ducking - hunting ducksfox hunting, foxhunt - mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a foxpigsticking - the sport of hunting wild boar with spearsbag - capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"batfowl - catch birds by temporarily blinding themsnare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"
Verb	1.	hunt - 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"hunt down, track down, runsnipe - hunt or shoot snipewhale - hunt for whalesstill-hunt, ambush - hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushingturtle - hunt for turtles, especially as an occupationdrive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"rabbit - hunt rabbitsfowl - hunt fowl in the forestpoach - hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"seal - hunt sealsferret - hunt with ferretshunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"foxhunt - hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogsjacklight, jack - hunt with a jacklighthawk - hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"falcon - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"fowl - hunt fowlcapture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"run - cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"forage, scrounge - collect or look around for (food)
	2.	hunt - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"hound, tracedog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"ferret - hound or harry relentlessly
	3.	hunt - chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
	4.	hunt - yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
	5.	hunt - oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
	6.	hunt - seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
	7.	hunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"hunt, hunt down, track down, run - 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"search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

hunt

verb1. stalk, track, chase, pursue, trail, hound, gun for Her irate husband was hunting her lover with a gun.noun1. search, hunting, investigation, chase, pursuit, quest The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.hunt for something or someone search for, look for, try to find, seek for, forage for, rummage for, scour for, look high and low, fossick for (Austral. & N.Z.), go in quest of, ferret about for A forensic team was hunting for clues.

hunt

verb1. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:chase, drive, run, stalk.2. To try to find something:cast about, look, quest, search, seek.phrasal verb
hunt downTo pursue and locate:nose out, run down, trace, track down.Idiom: run to earth.

Translations

打猎搜寻猎取猎食穷追

hunt

(hant) verb1. to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport. He spent the whole day hunting (deer).追猎2. to pursue or drive out. The murderer was hunted from town to town. 穷追，驱赶 noun1. the act of hunting animals etc. a tiger hunt.打猎2. a search. I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.搜寻ˈhunter – feminine ˈhuntress – noun a person who hunts. 猎人ˈhunting noun the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport. 打猎ˈhuntsman (ˈhants-) noun a hunter. 猎人hunt down to search for (someone or something) until found. The police hunted down the escaped prisoner. 搜索直至找到（某物） hunt for to search for. I've been hunting for that shoe all morning.搜寻hunt high and low to search everywhere. 到处搜索hunt out to search for (something that has been put away) until it is found. I'll hunt out that old photograph for you. 努力找出，搜寻出

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have a dog in the hunt

To have some vested interest in or something to gain by a given situation. Some people can watch a football game no matter who is playing, but I'm only interested if I've got a dog in the hunt. Many small business owners—whether they know it or not—have a dog in the hunt with this proposed tax bill.See also: dog, have, hunt

hunt where the ducks are

To pursue or look for one's objectives, results, or goals in the place where one is most likely to find them. If you're looking to expand your customer base, you need to identify who would benefit from your business the most and then hunt where the ducks are.See also: duck, hunt

snipe hunt

1. A practical joke in which the victim is sent on a hunt for a fictitious animal called a snipe. When I was in the Cub Scouts, the youngest members were always sent out on a snipe hunt by the counselors on the night of our first big campout.2. By extension, any hunt, search, or quest for something that is fictitious, non-existent, elusive, or illusory. The president has pledged to make universal healthcare a reality, but I think he's really just on a snipe hunt.See also: hunt, snipe

happy hunting ground

A utopia. Used by Native Americans to describe the afterlife. The annual car swap meet is a happy hunting ground for automotive enthusiasts.See also: ground, happy, hunting

you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

When two parties are in conflict, you can't support both of them—you must choose one. Come on, you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds—pick a side! You're either in favor of renovating the library, or you're not.See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

witch hunt

An attempt to blame and punish people who hold unpopular views and opinions, often under the guise of some other investigation. The ruling party's witch hunt against its detractors sparked a civil war.See also: hunt, witch

hunt high and low (for someone or something)

To look absolutely everywhere for someone or something. We've been hunting high and low for an apartment we can afford, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. I hunted high and low, but I couldn't find my passport anywhere.See also: and, high, hunt, low, someone

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

1. To support or attempt to placate both sides of a conflict or dispute. Many have criticized the government of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations.2. To act duplicitously or hypocritically; to speak or act out against something while engaging or taking part in it. How can you be taken seriously as a reformer when you have continued to accept gifts? You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, Senator.See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

look up

1. To turn one's gaze or attention from something else, often by literally lifting one's head and/or turning one's eyes upward. Can you please look up from that book for a second? I'm trying to talk to you! Kids these days barely ever look up from their phones.2. To perform a search for some particular information, as on a search engine, in a book, etc. Can you look up the definition of this word for me?3. To contact someone, typically when you are in the area where they live. A noun or pronoun can be used between "look" and "up." Be sure to look me up if you're ever in New York. You should look up Aunt Maureen when you're out West.4. To improve or become better. In this usage, the phrase is typically used in the continuous tense ("looking up"). My freelance business is finally looking up—I've had potential clients calling me non-stop!See also: look, up

run with

1. To run while in the company of someone else. I go running with my friend Jake every morning before school.2. To have a particular trait or characteristic when one runs. I've always run with awkward, plodding steps, so I don't think I'd do well in a sport that requires such fancy footwork. I've never seen anyone run with such grace or dexterity before.3. To keep company or socialize with someone. Jason's been running with troublesome group of kids lately. I thought you ran with a different gang—did you have a falling out with them?4. To accept or adopt something and begin carrying it out with great enthusiasm. The boss decided to run with my idea of developing a smartphone app to accompany our newest product. That's a really clever topic—you should run with it for your thesis.See also: run

hunt down

1. To pursue and find someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "down." The police have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this crime. If you hurt my daughter, I'll hunt you down, you hear me?2. To search for someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "down." I'm trying to hunt down an extra cookie pan, but I've been unsuccessful so far.See also: down, hunt

headhunt

To recruit employees for a business or corporation. Yes, I'm currently headhunting, but none of the candidates I've interviewed so far has wowed me.

hunt after (someone or something)

To search or look for someone or something. Please try not to worry too much—the police are hunting after the suspect right now. A: "Hey, I'm hunting after some wrapping paper." B: "Oh, that's in the drawer over here."See also: after, hunt

hunt for (someone or something)

1. To engage in the sport of hunting. Last I heard, they were going out to hunt for quail.2. To search for someone or something. I'm hunting for an extra cookie pan, but I can't find a thing in all this mess!See also: hunt

hunt out

To search for and locate someone or something that is hidden. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "out." Thanks to your description of his physical appearance, the police were able to hunt out the suspect. Good luck hunting an extra cookie pan out in all this mess!See also: hunt, out

hunt through (something) (for something)

To dig or rummage aimlessly in or through some cluttered place or collection of things in order to find something. I caught my brother hunting through my purse again. A raccoon was hunting through the dumpster for something to eat. We spent the whole afternoon hunting through old photographs of Granny Mary, picking the best ones for her memorial service.See also: hunt, through

hunt after someone or something

to seek or pursue someone or something. I'm hunting after a tall man with straight black hair. Elaine is hunting after a place to store her bicycle.See also: after, hunt

hunt for someone or something

1. to chase someone or something for sport. The hunter hunted for grouse on the game preserve. Frank likes to hunt for deer. 2. to look for someone or something. I am hunting for someone to help me with the piano. lam hunting for a new piano.See also: hunt

hunt high and low (for someone or something)

and look high and low (for someone or something); search high and low (for someone or something)Fig. to look carefully in every possible place for someone or something. We looked high and low for the right teacher. The Smiths are searching high and low for the home of their dreams.See also: and, high, hunt, low

hunt someone or something down

1. to chase and catch someone or something. I don't know where Amy is, but I'll hunt her down. I'll find her. I will hunt down the villain. 2. to locate someone or something. I don't have a big enough gasket. I'll have to hunt one down. I have to hunt down a good dentist.See also: down, hunt

hunt someone or something out

to find someone or something even if concealed. We will hunt them all out and find every last one of those guys. We will hunt out all of them. They hunted out the murderer.See also: hunt, out

hunt through something

to search through the contents of something; to search among things. Joel hunted through his wallet for a dollar bill. I will have to hunt through my drawers for a pair of socks that match.See also: hunt, through

look someone or something up

and hunt someone or something up 1. to seek someone, a group, or something out. I lost track of Sally. I'll try to look her up and get in touch with her. lam going to look up an old friend when lam in Chicago. I am going to hunt that old gang up. Ted came into town and looked up his favorite pizza place. 2. to seek information about someone or something in a book or listing. I don't recognize his name. I'll look him up and see what I can find. I'll look up this person in a reference book. She looked herself up in the telephone book to make sure her name was spelled correctly.See also: look, up

look up

to show promise of improving. My prospects for a job are looking up. Conditions are looking up.See also: look, up

look up (from something)

to gaze upwards; to stop reading or working and lift one's gaze upward. She looked up from her reading and spoke to us. Mary looked up as we came into the room.See also: look, up

run with someone or something

to stay in the company of someone or some group. Fred was out running with Larry when they met Vernon. Let's go out and run with the other guys this morning.See also: run

run with something

1. Lit. to run, showing a particular characteristic. Sally runs with speed and grace. Fred runs with tremendous speed. 2. Fig. to take over something and handle it aggressively and independently. I know that Alice can handle the job. She will take it on and run with it. I hope she runs with this next project.See also: run

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Fig. to support both sides of a dispute. In our office politics, Sally always tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, telling both the clerical workers and the management that she thinks they should prevail.See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

happy hunting ground

A place where one can find or do what one wishes without restriction. For example, The North Shore is a happy hunting ground for antique collectors. This term alludes to the Native American idea of an afterlife where hunters find unlimited game. [Early 1800s] See also: ground, happy, hunting

look up

1. Search for in a book or other source, as in I told her to look up the word in the dictionary. [Late 1600s] 2. Call on or visit, as in I'm going to look up my friend in Chicago. [Mid-1800s] 3. Become better, improve, as in Business is finally looking up. [c. 1800] 4. look up to. Admire, respect, as in The students really looked up to Mr. Jones. [Early 1700s] See also: look, up

run with

1. Also, run around with. Socialize with; see run around, def. 2. 2. Take as one's own, adopt; also, carry out enthusiastically. For example, He wanted to run with the idea and go public immediately. 3. run with the hare, hunt with the hounds. Support two opposing sides at the same time, as in He wants to increase the magazine's circulation along with its price-that's trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds . This expression, alluding to being both hunter and hunted at the same time, dates from the 1400s and was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection. See also: run

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

BRITISH, LITERARYIf someone runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds, they try to support both sides in an argument or fight. They want to keep the peace and have everybody happy. For this reason they learn very quickly to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds. Note: A hound is a dog that has been bred for hunting. See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

happy hunting ground

a place where success or enjoyment is obtained. This phrase originally referred to the optimistic hope of Native Americans that the afterlife will be spent in a country where there are good hunting grounds. 1991 Antique Collector With Old Master drawings still considered an undervalued genre, this should prove a happy hunting ground for those in search of a bargain. See also: ground, happy, hunting

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

try to remain on good terms with both sides in a conflict or dispute. British This expression has been in use since the mid 15th century.See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

witch hunt

a campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views. The expression was inspired by the persecution in former times of people believed to be witches, often culminating in execution by burning.See also: hunt, witch

run with the ˌhare and hunt with the ˈhounds

try to remain friendly with both sides in a quarrel: I know you want to keep everyone happy, but I’m afraid you can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds on this issue.See also: and, hare, hound, hunt, run

hunt down

v.1. To pursue, track, or search for something or someone: The panther hunted down the deer. The police hunted the kidnappers down.2. To find something or someone after a long or difficult search: I hunted down my watch—it was at the bottom of my sock drawer. After two weeks, the detectives finally hunted the suspect down.See also: down, hunt

look up

v.1. To direct one's gaze upward: Look up at that cloud; it looks like a dog!2. To search for information about someone or something from a reference source, such as a book or a file system: He looked up the word "gullible" in the dictionary. I forgot her phone number, so I looked it up on the Internet.3. To seek out and visit or contact someone: We looked up an old friend when we visited Boston. I looked my college roommate up, and we got together to talk about the old days.4. To become better; improve: Things are looking up now that the weather's better.5. look up to To hold someone in high regard: I look up to my parents.See also: look, up

run with

v.1. To accompany and participate in the activities of someone or something: Those teenagers run with a wild crowd.2. To float or sail in the same direction as something:The sailboat ran with the wind all the way to the beach. On the trip back, we can run with the current, and we won't have to paddle the canoe.3. To adopt something or take something as one's own and then proceed with it: I took their idea for a novel and ran with it.See also: run

head hunt

tv. & in. to recruit someone (for a job). He went to the conference to head hunt a new employee. See also: head, hunt

happy hunting ground

Heaven; a place of abundance, replete with what one wants. The idea comes from the beliefs of Native American tribes that after death they will go to a paradise with an abundance of game and therefore always have enough to eat. The term appears in the works of James Fenimore Cooper and other writers on Indian subjects. As Cooper wrote in The Pathfinder (1840), “‘Do the dead of the savages ever walk?’ demanded Cap. ‘Ay, and run, too, in their happy hunting grounds.’” Later the term became a euphemism for death, and still later it was transferred to any place of abundant treasures.See also: ground, happy, hunting

run with the hare, hunt with the hounds, to

To stay in favor with two opponents; to take both sides at the same time. This expression, with its analogy to being both hunted and hunter, dates from the fifteenth century and appeared in Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection. John Lyly used it in Euphues (1580): “Whatsoeuer I speake to men, the same also I speake to women, I meane not to run with the Hare and holde with the Hounde.” The meaning is quite different from a similar-sounding cliché, to run with the pack, which means to take the same side as the majority. However, both these terms may be dying out in America. See also: hunt, run

that dog won't hunt

This idea or excuse won’t work. This folksy expression originated in the American South, where dogs are commonly used to hunt raccoons and other wild animals. Also put as that old dog won’t hunt, it originated in the late 1800s.See also: dog, hunt, that

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happy hunting ground

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

witch hunt

run with the ˌhare and hunt with the ˈhounds

hunt down

look up

run with

head hunt

happy hunting ground

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that dog won't hunt

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verb stalk

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noun search

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phrase hunt for something or someone

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verb to look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it

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verb to try to find something

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phrase hunt down: to pursue and locate

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