Hunt \Hunt\ (h[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Hunting.] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to
   follow, pursue, Goth. hin?an (in comp.) to seize. [root]36.
   Cf. Hent.]
   1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to
      chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing;
      to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to
      hunt a deer.
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            Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.       --Tennyson.
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   2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow;
      -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt
      out evidence.
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            Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
                                                  --Ps. cxl. 11.
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   3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to
      hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.
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   4. To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.
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            He hunts a pack of dogs.              --Addison.
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   5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the
      woods, or the country.
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   6. (Change Ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in
      a regular course of changes.
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	hunted
    adj 1: reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted; "the
           hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face"; "a glitter
           of apprehension in her hunted eyes"