Main Entry:

¹hunt

Pronunciation:

\ˈhənt\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to seize

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb1 a: to pursue for food or in sport <hunt buffalo> b: to manage in the search for game <hunts a pack of dogs>2 a: to pursue with intent to capture <hunted the escapees> b: to search out : seek3: to drive or chase especially by harrying <members…were hunted from their homes — J. T. Adams>4: to traverse in search of prey <hunts the woods>intransitive verb1: to take part in a hunt2: to attempt to find something3: to oscillate alternately to each side (as of a neutral point) or to run alternately faster and slower —used especially of a device or machine