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hunt

/hʌnt/
Meanings
  • verb

    The act of tracking and pursuing wild animals for the purpose of hunting.

    - "People go on a hunt for deer in the forest."
    - "The hunter tracked the elk for hours before making a successful kill."
  • noun

    A competitive activity in which people or teams seek to find and capture or obtain an object, typically one that is hidden.

    - "Children enjoy going on Easter egg hunts."
    - "The team that finds the most treasure chests wins the hunt."
Pronunciation
  1. /hʌnt/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with hunt
punt , hunt and haunt , front , lament , pount , mount , faint , mint , int , pint
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Hunt (English) : The act of tracking and pursuing wild animals for the purpose of hunting.

  2. Hunt (English) : A competitive activity in which people or teams seek to find and capture or obtain an object.

  3. Hunt (Scottish) : A type of sailing vessel.

  4. Hunt (English) : A person who hunts.

  5. Hunt (English) : To pursue or chase.

  6. Hunt (English) : To search for something.

  7. Hunt (English) : To search for and select suitable persons or things.

  8. Hunt (English) : To search for and destroy.

  9. Hunt (English) : To search for and collect.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Hunt (English) : The act of tracking and pursuing wild animals for the purpose of hunting.

  2. Hunt (English) : A competitive activity in which people or teams seek to find and capture or obtain an object.

  3. Hunt (Scottish) : A type of sailing vessel.

  4. Hunt (English) : A person who hunts.

Variants
List of all variants of hunt that leads to same result
hunt , hunted , hunting , hunts , Hunt , James Henry Leigh Hunt , Leigh Hunt , R. Timothy Hunt , Richard Timothy Hunt , Sir R Timothy Hunt , Sir R. Timothy Hunt , Sir Richard Timothy Hunt , Holman Hunt , William Holman Hunt , hunt-and-peck , hunt-and-pecks , hunt down , hunted down , hunting down , hunts down , hunt out , hunted out , hunting out , hunts out , hunt up , hunted up , hunting up , hunts up , scavenger hunt , scavenger hunts
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

I hunt, You hunt, He/She/It hunts, We hunt, They hunt, Hunted, Hunting

Etymology
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Old English 'huntian' meaning 'to chase'.

Trivia
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  1. The world record for the largest number of rabbits caught in a single hour is 417, which was caught by a man named Jim O'Donnell in 1985.

  2. The word 'hunt' appears in the Bible 32 times.

  3. The term 'hunt test' is used to evaluate the abilities of hunting dogs.

  4. The largest animal ever hunted was an elephant, which weighed over 13,000 pounds.

  5. The term 'hunt saboteurs' refers to individuals who try to disrupt fox hunts by obstructing the hounds or alerting the foxes to the hunters' presence.

Related Concepts
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  1. Tracking: The practice of following the trail or scent of an animal in order to locate it.

  2. Game: Wild animals hunted for food or sport.

  3. Safari: A long journey or expedition, especially one made for big-game hunting or exploration, typically in Africa.

Culture
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Throughout history, hunting has played a significant role in human culture. It has been a means of survival, a source of food, and a way to bond with family and community. In literature, hunting has been depicted in works such as 'Moby-Dick' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. In art, hunting scenes have been popular since ancient times, with depictions found in cave paintings and classical sculptures. In music, there are numerous songs about hunting, such as 'The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)' and 'The Hunting Song'.

How to Memorize "hunt"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself in the forest, tracking the scent of an elk. Visualize the sound of the leaves crunching under your feet, the sight of the animal's tracks in the snow, and the feeling of the cool breeze on your face.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'hunt' with the image of a hunter in the forest with a rifle, or with a group of children searching for Easter eggs.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Hippos are huge and hunt for food' to remember that 'hunt' is the past tense of 'hunt'.

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