STILL HUNT

Meaning of STILL HUNT in English

1. a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush.

2. Informal. a quiet or secret pursuit of any object.

[ 1820-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

STILL HUNT — noun Date: 1828 a quiet pursuing or ambushing of game
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STILL-HUNT — Date: 1858 intransitive verb to ambush or stalk a quarry, transitive verb to lie in wait for ; approach by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STILL-HUNT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: still hunt intransitive verb : to ambush or stalk a quarry : pursue game noiselessly especially without …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILL HUNT — noun 1. : a noiseless pursuit or ambushing of game liked the test of holding a small bunch of buffaloes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILL-HUNT — (n.) A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of …
Английский словарь Webster
STILL-HUNT — ( n. ) A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL-HUNT — — still-hunter , n. /stil"hunt'/ , v.t. 1. to pursue or ambush by a still hunt. v.i. 2. to carry …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL HUNT — Date: 1828 : a quiet pursuing or ambushing of game
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL-HUNT — Date: 1858 intransitive verb : to ambush or stalk a quarry ; especially : to pursue game noiselessly usually without …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL-HUNT — noun a hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of …
Webster English vocab
STILL-HUNT — Pronunciation: - ˌ h ə nt Function: intransitive verb Date: 1858 : to ambush or stalk a quarry especially : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STILL HUNT — Function: noun Date: 1828 : a quiet pursuing or ambushing of game
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STILL-HUNT — chiefly N. Amer. ■ verb hunt game stealthily; stalk. ■ noun a stealthy hunt for game. Derivatives ~ing noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
STILL-HUNT — [still-hunt] vi (1858): to ambush or stalk a quarry; esp: to pursue game noiselessly usu. without a dog ~ vt: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL HUNT — [still hunt] n (1828): a quiet pursuing or ambushing of game
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL HUNT — Synonyms and related words : angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, chase, chevy, chivy, course, coursing, cynegetics, delve …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STILL-HUNT — Function: verb Synonyms: STALK 1
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STILL-HUNT — verb Synonyms: stalk 1
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STILL HUNT — (американизм) скрытое преследование, поиски дичи осторожная охота (за кем-л., чем-л.) тайное и упорное преследование какой-л. цели
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STILL HUNT — амер. 1> скрытое преследование, поиски дичи 2> осторожная охота ( за кем-л., чем-л. ) 3> тайное и упорное преследование какой-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STILL HUNT — амер. 1) скрытое преследование, поиски дичи 2) осторожная охота ( за кем-л., чем-л. ) 3) тайное и упорное преследование какой-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STILL HUNT — амер. 1> скрытое преследование, поиски дичи 2> осторожная охота ( за кем-л., чем-л. ) 3> тайное и упорное преследование какой-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STILL HUNT — (американизм) скрытое преследование, поиски дичи осторожная охота (за кем-л., чем-л.) тайное и упорное преследование какой-л. цели
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hunt Haroldson Lafayette Hunt R. Timothy Hunt Richard Morris Hunt William Holman Morgan Thomas …
Английский словарь Британика
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch stille still, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNT — I. ˈhənt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNT — (v. t.) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
HUNT — ( v. t. ) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — still 1 /stil/ , adj., stiller, stillest , n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT — /hunt/ , n. 1. (James Henry) Leigh /lee/ , 1784-1859, English essayist, poet, and editor. 2. Richard Morris , 1828-95, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT — — huntable , adj. — huntedly , adv. /hunt/ , v.t. 1. to chase or search for (game or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUNT — I. ˈhənt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to seize Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL — adv constant; continual. 2. still ·noun a steep hill or ascent. 3. still ·vt to cause to fall by drops. …
Webster English vocab
HUNT — noun a pack of hounds. 2. hunt ·noun an association of huntsmen. 3. hunt ·noun the game secured in the …
Webster English vocab
STILL — [still] adj [ME stille, fr. OE; akin to OHG stilli still and perh. to OE steall stall--more at stall] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNT — [hunt] vb [ME, fr. OE huntian; akin to OE hentan to seize] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to pursue for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL — / stɪl; NAmE / adverb , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb 1. continuing until a particular point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNT — / hʌnt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to chase wild animals or birds in order to catch …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL — I. still 1 S1 W1 /stɪl/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . up to a particular point in time and continuing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUNT — I. hunt 1 W3 /hʌnt/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: huntian ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STILL — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and …
Oxford English vocab
STILL — I. ADVERB USES /stɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNT — ( hunts, hunting, hunted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STILL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be still in the race (= still have a chance of winning ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUNT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fishing/hunting licence (= a licence that allows you to fish/hunt ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STILL — (GREATER DEGREE) [adverb] [not gradable] - to an even greater degree or in an even greater amountThe number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
HUNT — [noun] [C]After a long hunt (= looking for a long time), we finally found a house we liked.The hunt for …
Cambridge English vocab
HUNT — n. Hunt Haroldson Lafayette Hunt R. Timothy Hunt Richard Morris Hunt William Holman Morgan Thomas Hunt Pendleton George Hunt
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUNT — Synonyms and related words : angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, beat the bushes, beset, burrow, capture, cast …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUNT — n. hunt down hunt out hunt up still hunt happy hunting ground
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STILL — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: motionless , stock-still, stone-still 2. Synonyms: calm 1, halcyon, hushed, placid, quiet, stilly, untroubled Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUNT — I. noun 1 hunting wild animals ADJECTIVE ▪ bear , fox , seal , tiger , etc. VERB + HUNT …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STILL — n. 25B6; adjective Polly lay still : MOTIONLESS, unmoving, not moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STILL — adj. 1 quiet, serene, placid, calm, tranquil, motionless, unmoving, peaceful, pacific, at rest, quiescent, even, flat, smooth, inert, stationary, undisturbed, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HUNT — v. 1 chase, pursue, dog, hound, stalk, trail, track (down), trace; course The jewel thieves were hunted across three continents …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STILL — adverb 1 BAD : I enjoy this type of music still now. GOOD : I still enjoy this type of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STILL — I 1. прил. а) бесшумный, тихий, безмолвный to keep still about smth. ≈ молчать о чем-л. б) неподвижный Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT — 1. сущ. 1) охота, ловля (for) to organize, stage a hunt ≈ организовывать охоту 2) поиски (чего-л. for); преследование, травля …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STILL — still.ogg _I 1. stıl n 1. поэт. тишина, безмолвие in the still of (the) night - в ночной тиши 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUNT — hunt.ogg 1. hʌnt n 1. охота; ловля fox hunt - охота на лис to have a hunt - охотиться 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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