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 verb 1 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 : seek
3 : 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 verb 1 : to take part in a hunt
2 : to attempt to find something
3 : 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