hunting | ||
1. | [ noun ] (sport) the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport | |
Synonyms: | hunt | |
Related terms: | outdoor_sport bloodsport blood_sport ducking pigsticking coursing battue deer_hunt beagling foxhunt trap bag gin batfowl hunt hound hunt | |
2. | [ noun ] the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | |
Synonyms: | search hunt searching | |
Related terms: | activity exploration ransacking scouring foraging quest shakedown frisk dowsing manhunt looking search hunt | |
3. | [ noun ] (work) the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts | |
Synonyms: | hunt | |
Related terms: | labor birdnesting canned_hunt predation stalk hunt | |
Similar spelling: |
Huntington haunting humdinger Hunton Huntoon |