verb
1.
to search for or pursue (game or prey) for the purpose of capturing or killing
hunted deer in bow-and-arrow season only
Synonyms: chase, run
Related Word: dog, ferret, hawk, hound; course, drive, stalk, start, still-hunt, track; capture, kill, snare; gun, shoot
Idioms: go hunting
2.
Synonyms: seek 1, cast about, ferret out, quest, search (for or out)