pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food

in the autumn they hunted deer

they hunted and fished

search determinedly for someone or something

he desperately hunted for a new job

(of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state

on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner

(in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression

an act of hunting wild animals or game

a bear-hunt

a search

police launched a hunt for the killer

an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state