(transitive, intransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.

The act of hunting. / A hunting expedition. / An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. / A pack of hunting dogs.

(UK, in postal addresses) Abbreviation of Huntingdonshire.

plural of Hunt

in the running, in the game

(typically with for) In aggressive pursuit; searching relentlessly.

present participle of hunt and peck

A spider that hunts its prey on the ground instead of catching it in a web.

a type of hunting where the predator uses a combination of running and tracking to pursue the prey to exhaustion.

plural of hunting horn