HUNTING


Meaning of HUNTING in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a fishing/hunting licence (= a licence that allows you to fish/hunt )

He renewed his hunting license.

a hunting expedition

He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.

bargain hunting

They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales.

house hunting (= the activity of looking at houses that you might buy )

Have you had any success with your house hunting?

hunting ground

Madeira used to be a happy hunting ground for antique collectors.

illegal parking/gambling/hunting etc

The fines for illegal parking are likely to increase.

parade/hunting/burial etc ground

These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people.

The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste.

He is buried in sacred ground.

the hunting/shooting/fishing season

Autumn was traditionally the hunting season.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

fox

Calls to end hare and fox hunting were defeated.

He said fox hunting was a cruel practice and should be condemned.

Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting .

On a somewhat more controversial issue, Mr Milburn and Mr Bergg said they would support a ban on fox hunting .

He had no strong views on fox hunting , he just went for a cheap day out.

They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting .

Of course they were. Fox hunting is an evil and cruel pastime.

Time allowed 00:36 Read in studio Fox hunting is to be banned from all county council-owned land in Northamptonshire.

ground

Junk shops and smaller museums became a more satisfactory hunting ground for her.

Scandinavia was a happy hunting ground for him and he did the same for Nicolai Gedda.

Some will not visit their usual hunting grounds for weeks.

As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery, beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds .

job

The one thing missing was an appearance by the man himself, but he was probably out job hunting .

Last summer it'd had topped 14,000 and today almost 20,000 people find the job hunting tough going.

Transcripts are also available on demand to support any student in job hunting while still on the Course.

lodge

Built as a hunting lodge for the Deer Park it is said to be haunted by a huntsman in green!

A grand Royal hunting lodge in Robin's day stood in a clearing in the wilderness in Sherwood Forest.

This old hunting lodge began to deteriorate and when I was last there only one room was habitable.

rifle

Two-thirds of the output from its factories is for civilian use - washing machines, prams and hunting rifles , for instance.

So might Gianluigi's hunting rifle , for that matter.

The gun case had room for six hunting rifles and there were two drawers underneath which were not locked.

season

For the rest of the hunting season , the saboteurs will play a cat and mouse game with the huntsmen.

Sam doesn't worry too much about hunting seasons .

There is a deal of social activity now for the hunting season .

Another county council could introduce a similar ban before the hunting season begins.

treasure

New club Efforts are now under way to form a treasure hunting club in the Chester area.

It was you who took Sybil treasure hunting in that condemned house.

Currently I am selling a range of large and colourful A3 size photo-posters depicting scenes of treasure hunting and metal detecting.

Learn a little about the likely finds and you can add a valuable second income to your usual treasure hunting activities.

■ VERB

ban

They wanted them to vote against a motion to ban hunting on all county council owned land.

It was the third time in five years the council had considered a motion to ban hunting .

Time allowed 00:19 Read in studio Another county council has voted to ban fox hunting on publicly-owned land.

Supporters of the campaign two years ago to ban hunting , believe this time they will win.

The man who'd led the fight to ban hunting since the Tories lost control of Wiltshire had the scent of victory.

go

Oh my, I think we're going hunting .

Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting .

You tell your lover boy next time he goes lion hunting he should get himself just a little better organized.

Rufus told himself now was no time to go hunting for libraries, he would go home first.

They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting .

The bear used to go hunting , and bring home game for both of them.

One Sunday, he went hunting with his fierce black mastiffs, stopping only to swig at a flask of strong drink.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a happy/good hunting ground (for sth)

I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.

In the early years of this century, many a collector found Madeira a happy hunting ground.

Scandinavia was a happy hunting ground for him and he did the same for Nicolai Gedda.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Job hunting takes a lot of effort and can be a long, depressing process.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A gunman wearing a hunting outfit killed 13 people at the University of Montreal yesterday before committing suicide.

Becky Blandford, who's still seriously ill more than forty eight hours after a hunting accident.

Carnivores can also adjust the size of the hunting party to the kind of prey being sought.

Diana later realized that Camilla saw Charles's love of hunting as a conduit to maintaining her own friendship.

Oh my, I think we're going hunting .

Since hunting was stopped about twenty years ago, the behaviour of the seals has changed dramatically.

They're hunting , and you're hiding.

They can not be predicted, and amateurs have a fine record in nova hunting .

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