I.
noun
1 hunting wild animals
ADJECTIVE
▪ bear , fox , seal , tiger , etc.
VERB + HUNT
▪ go on , take part in
▪
She had never taken part in a fox ~ before.
HUNT + NOUN
▪ follower , supporter (both BrE )
▪
Hunt followers deny the sport is cruel.
▪ saboteur ( BrE )
▪
clashes between hunt supporters and ~ saboteurs
▪ meeting ( BrE )
2 searching for sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ massive , nationwide (both esp. BrE )
▪
Police launched a nationwide ~ for the woman.
▪ police ( BrE )
▪ murder ( BrE )
▪
Police forces in five counties are now involved in the murder ~.
▪ scavenger ( esp. AmE ), treasure
▪ job
▪ witch (usually witch-hunt ) ( often figurative )
▪
The investigation turned into a full-scale Communist witch-hunt.
VERB + HUNT
▪ begin , launch ( esp. BrE )
▪
A massive police ~ was launched for the missing child.
▪ continue
▪
Police are continuing their ~ for the arsonist.
▪ lead ( esp. BrE )
▪
Detectives leading the ~ for the killer believe he may be in hiding.
▪ join
▪ step up ( esp. BrE )
▪
The mountain rescue team is stepping up its ~ for the missing climbers.
▪ call off ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ for survivors has now been called off.
HUNT + VERB
▪ begin , be on
▪
The ~ is on for potential employees with experience of electronic publishing.
▪ continue
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
II.
verb
Hunt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cat , ↑ lion , ↑ spider , ↑ wolf
Hunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ animal , ↑ burglar , ↑ culprit , ↑ duck , ↑ elephant , ↑ fox , ↑ killer , ↑ murderer , ↑ rabbit , ↑ robber , ↑ seal , ↑ whale