hunt
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2.1
- noun
- /hʌnt/
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búsqueda
- We're still on the hunt for Bangkok's best view.
- scavenger hunt
- treasure hunt
- witch hunt
And so the, the, the the hunt was to find out why.
- And so the, the, the the hunt was to find out why.
- I went on hunt for the most Irish bar I could find.
- And we're here at Camden Market on the hunt for the best burger in London.
- And so I'm just on the hunt for that again.
Examples
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I was a precocious reader, crazy for books, and always on the hunt for something to read.
Academic text (2015) -
Yet the country has not joined the global hunt for replacement skills.
Academic text (2002) -
- Still on the hunt, huh? -
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I really went on a hunt to find my next passion.
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We are going on a hunt.
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But until then, the hunt for next year's vaccine is on.
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This is like a treasure hunt.
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They therefore are constantly on the hunt for food.
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I've been on the hunt for a tan that works.
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The treasure map led us on an exciting hunt for hidden gold.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of looking for something or someone
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3.4
Exploring a place to find information, often to learn about the land or dangers
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2.2
Looking carefully to find something or someone
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2.9
Trying to find or get something you want
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4.6
A careful search of a place to find something lost
1
3.7
A planned activity to find a missing person or thing
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
To support two opposite sides at the same time
Compounds
- Literature
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7.7
A campaign to unfairly find and punish people for their beliefs or actions
3
6.8
A strong feeling of excitement when you search for something or try to get it
- Jargon
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8.1
A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals
- Specialized
A rare illness from a virus that causes facial paralysis, ear pain, dizziness and sometimes hearing loss
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hunt comes from the idea 'to chase', and that picture of chasing made people use hunt for a careful search, like chasing after a lost item until you find it.