(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If an animal or a person ~s around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.
Policemen ~ed around the building.
VERB: V prep/adv
2.
If an animal is on the ~, it is hunting. If a person is on the ~, they are hunting for something such as a sexual partner or a business deal.
Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the ~ and elderly couples...
The new administration are on the ~ for ways to reduce spending.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR for n