n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə nt
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to seize
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to pursue for food or in sport < hunt buffalo> b : to manage in the search for game < hunt s a pack of dogs>
2 a : to pursue with intent to capture < hunt ed the escapees> b : to search out : SEEK
3 : to drive or chase especially by harrying <members ⋯ were hunt ed from their homes ― J. T. Adams>
4 : to traverse in search of prey < hunt s the woods>
intransitive verb
1 : to take part in a hunt
2 : to attempt to find something
3 : to oscillate alternately to each side (as of a neutral point) or to run alternately faster and slower ― used especially of a device or machine