n. 25B6; verb
they hunted deer : CHASE, stalk, pursue, course, run down; track, trail, follow, shadow; informal tail.
police are hunting for her : SEARCH, look (high and low), scour the area; seek, try to find; cast about/around/round, rummage (about/around/round), root about/around, fish about/around.
25B6; noun
the thrill of the hunt : CHASE, pursuit.
police have stepped up their hunt : SEARCH, look, quest.