hunting

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Hunt Source: opted

2. n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. Source: opted

3. n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport Source: wordnet

4. n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone Source: wordnet

5. n. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts Source: wordnet

6. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. Happy hunting grounds, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting. Tylor. -- Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below). -- Hunting cat (Zoöl.), the cheetah. -- Hunting cog (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth. -- Hunting dog (Zoöl.), the hyena dog. -- Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game. -- Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and Bulge. -- Hunting leopard (Zoöl.), the cheetah. -- Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting. -- Hunting seat, a hunting lodge. Gray. -- Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. -- Hunting spider (Zoöl.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. -- Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6. Source: webster

7. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. Happy huntinggrounds, the region to which, according to the belief of AmericanIndians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to behappy in hunting and feasting. Tylor.-- Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below).-- Hunting cat (Zoöl.), the cheetah.-- Hunting cog (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheelswhich makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smallerwheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs ofteeth.-- Hunting dog (Zoöl.), the hyena dog.-- Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp.(pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians insearch of game.-- Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, andBulge.-- Hunting leopard (Zoöl.), the cheetah.-- Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting.-- Hunting seat, a hunting lodge. Gray.-- Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather.-- Hunting spider (Zoöl.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead ofcatching it in a web; a wolf spider.-- Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport n the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone n the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts v pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) v pursue or chase relentlessly v chase away, with as with force v yaw back and forth about a flight path v oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent v seek, search for v search (an area) for prey Source: ecdict

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