Hunting
nnoun.actthe pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sportSynset:hunt
Derivationally Related Form:hunt
Hypernyms:blood sport field sport outdoor sport
Inherited Hypernyms:huntblood sportsportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:huntoutdoor sportsportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:battuebeaglingcoursingdeer huntdeer huntingduck huntingduckingfox huntingfoxhuntpigsticking
Full Hyponyms:battuebeaglingcoursingdeer huntingduckingfox huntingpigsticking
nnoun.actthe activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someoneSynset:hunt search
Derivationally Related Form:huntsearch
Hypernyms:activity
Inherited Hypernyms:searchactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:explorationforageforagingfriskfriskinglookinglooking formanhuntquestransackingrummagescouringseekingshakedown
Full Hyponyms:explorationforagingfrisklookingmanhuntprobequestransackingscouringshakedownstrip search
nnoun.actthe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or peltsSynset:hunt
Derivationally Related Form:hunt
Hypernyms:labor labour toil
Inherited Hypernyms:huntlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:birdnestingcanned huntpredationstalkstalkingstill hunt
Full Hyponyms:birdnestingcanned huntdeerstalkingpredationstalk
vverb.competitionpursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)Synset:hunt hunt down run track down
Examples:- Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
- The dogs are running deer
- The Duke hunted in these woods
Derivationally Related Form:hunthunterhunting
Hypernyms:capture catch
Inherited Hypernyms:huntcaptureget
Direct Hyponyms:ambushcoursedrivefalconferretforagefowlfoxhunthawkjackjacklightpoachrabbitscroungesealsnipestill-huntturtlewhale
Full Troponyms:coursedrivefalconferretfowlfoxhuntgrousehawkjacklightpoachrabbitrustlescroungesealsnipestill-huntturtlewhale
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: hunt) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: hunt)
vverb.motionpursue or chase relentlesslySynset:hound hunt trace
Examples:- The hunters traced the deer into the woods
- the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
Derivationally Related Form:hunthoundhunter
Hypernyms:chase chase after dog give chase go after tag tail track trail
Inherited Hypernyms:houndchasepursuetravel
Direct Hyponyms:ferret
Full Troponyms:ferret
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.motionchase away, with as with forceExamples:- They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
Hypernyms:drive out force out rouse rout out
Inherited Hypernyms:huntrout outmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motionyaw back and forth about a flight pathTopic:aeroplaneairplaneplane
Hypernyms:yaw
Inherited Hypernyms:huntyawdeviateturnmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionoscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extentExamples:- The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
Hypernyms:oscillate vibrate
Inherited Hypernyms:huntoscillateswingmove back and forthmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactseek, search forExamples:- She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
Derivationally Related Form:hunthunterhunting
Hypernyms:look for search seek
Inherited Hypernyms:huntsearch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionsearch (an area) for preyExamples:- The King used to hunt these forests
Derivationally Related Form:hunthunterhunting
Hypernyms:look search
Inherited Hypernyms:huntsearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something