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Definition hunt in British English

hunt noun

[countable] noun
/hʌnt/
1

a search for someone

Example

A nationwide hunt has been launched for the missing child.

Example

The detective leading the murder hunt called the crime senseless.

Synonyms and related words
search hunting hunt
1.1

a search for something that you have lost, need, or want

Example

The hunt for a cure for cancer continues.

Synonyms and related words
search hunting hunt
2

the activity of looking for and killing animals

Example

a lion hunt

Synonyms and related words
an easy target angling bag
2.1

mainly in the UK, an occasion when people on horses chase foxes as a sport. The people who do this are also known as the hunt.

Synonyms and related words
an easy target angling bag
Definition hunt in British English