Word

hunt, v.
(hunted, hunting, hunts)
freq. cnt. 6

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

hunt hunt down run track down

sample sentences

"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"
"The dogs are running deer"
"The Duke hunted in these woods"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The men %s the area for animals
The men %s for animals in the area

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hunting hunt hunting hunt hunter

semantic pointers

hyponym

snipe whale ambush, still-hunt turtle drive drive rabbit fowl poach seal ferret course foxhunt jacklight, jack hawk falcon fowl scrounge, forage

verb group

run hunt

hypernym

catch, capture

pursue or chase relentlessly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

hound hunt trace

sample sentences

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
"the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hunt hunt hunter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hound

semantic pointers

hypernym

chase, go after, trail, dog, track, chase after, tail, tag, give chase

hyponym

ferret

search (an area) for prey
<verb.competition>

hunt

sample sentences

"The King used to hunt these forests"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hunting hunt hunt hunter

semantic pointers

verb group

hunt, track down, hunt down, run

hypernym

search, look

seek, search for
<verb.contact>

hunt

sample sentences

"She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hunting hunt hunt hunter

semantic pointers

hypernym

look for, seek, search

oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
<verb.motion>

hunt

sample sentences

"The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

vibrate, oscillate

yaw back and forth about a flight path
<verb.motion>

hunt

sample sentences

"the plane's nose yawed"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

plane, airplane, aeroplane

hypernym

yaw

chase away, with as with force
<verb.motion>

hunt

sample sentences

"They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse