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huntto chase and try to catch or kill animals for food or sport

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to chase and try to catch or kill animals for food or sport

Pronunciation (IPA): /hʌnt/

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks it's a mighty hunter, but it only catches dust bunnies under the sofa.
  • Students hunt for part-time jobs during summer vacation.
  • My mom can hunt down my hidden snacks faster than a detective solves crimes.

hunt

VERB

[/hʌnt/]

to chase and try to catch or kill animals for food or sport

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hʌnt/
🇬🇧 UK/hʌnt/

🌳Etymology

Roothunt

🎵Rhyme

frontbluntstunt
front
blunt
stunt

🔗Collocations

hunt for food
treasure hunt
job hunt
hunt down
go hunting
hunt in packs

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks it's a mighty hunter, but it only catches dust bunnies under the sofa.

Students hunt for part-time jobs during summer vacation.

😄 Fun example

My mom can hunt down my hidden snacks faster than a detective solves crimes.

The police are hunting for clues to solve the mystery.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

searchseekchasepursuetrack

Antonyms

avoidfleeescape

Related

hunterhuntingpreypredatorstalker

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