to hunt for an animal

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• hunt — ► VERB 1) pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food. 2) (also hunt for or after) try to find by diligent searching. 3) (hunt down) pursue and capture (someone). 4) (hunted) appearing alarmed or harassed as if being hunted …   English terms dictionary

• hunt — hunt1 [hʌnt] v [: Old English; Origin: huntian] 1.) [I and T] to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them ▪ the slopes where I hunted deer as a kid ▪ Wolves tend to hunt in packs (=hunt in groups) . 2.) to look for someone or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hunt — hunt1 [ hʌnt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to kill animals for food or for their skin or other parts, or for sport: Crocodiles were hunted and killed for their teeth. hunt for: We hunted for rabbits in the hills. a ) to catch and eat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hunting wild animals ADJECTIVE ▪ bear, fox, seal, tiger, etc. VERB + HUNT ▪ go on, take part in …   Collocations dictionary

• Animal testing on non-human primates — Image taken inside Covance Experiments involving non human primates (NHPs) include toxicity testing for medical and non medical substances; studies of infectious disease, such as HIV and hepatitis; neurological studies; behavior and cognition;… …   Wikipedia

• hunt — 01. He has been [hunting] for an apartment for over 2 weeks, but hasn t found anything he likes. 02. Many people want to stop the [hunting] of grizzly bears because they are afraid the animals are becoming too rare. 03. The German submarine was… …   Grammatical examples in English

• animal thought — In the philosophy of mind as well as ethics the treatment of animals exposes major problems. If other animals differ from human beings, how is the difference to be characterized: do animals think and reason, or have thoughts and beliefs? In… …   Philosophy dictionary

• hunt down — {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animal or person until found and caught. * /The police hunted down the escaped prisoner./ Compare: TRACK DOWN. 2. To search for (something) until one finds it. * /Professor Jones hunted down the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hunt down — {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animal or person until found and caught. * /The police hunted down the escaped prisoner./ Compare: TRACK DOWN. 2. To search for (something) until one finds it. * /Professor Jones hunted down the… …   Dictionary of American idioms