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- Dictionaryhunt·ed/ˈhən(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. being pursued or searched for: "they ran like hunted hares"
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HUNTED definition: 1. looking frightened and worried: 2. A hunted animal or person is being chased by someone. 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of HUNT is to pursue for food or in sport. How to use hunt in a sentence.
Hunted definition: harassed and worn. See examples of HUNTED used in a sentence.
to try to find something or someone: I've hunted all over the place, but I can't find that book. hunt for They are still hunting for the missing child. hunt high and low I've hunted high and low (= looked everywhere) for my gloves. Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb.
1. to seek out and kill or capture (game or wild animals) for food or sport. 2. (intransitive; often foll by for) to look (for); search (for) to hunt for a book. to hunt up a friend. 3. (transitive) to use ( hounds, horses, etc) in the pursuit of wild animals, game, etc. to hunt a pack of hounds.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted. “the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face”. “a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes”. synonyms: afraid. filled with fear or apprehension. Pronunciation.
1. To pursue (game) for food or sport. 2. To search through (an area) for prey: hunted the ridges. 3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game. 4. To pursue intensively so as to capture or kill: hunted down the escaped convict. 5. To seek out; search for. 6.
verb (used with object) to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. Synonyms: track, pursue. to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often followed by down ): They hunted him down and hanged him.
[intransitive, transitive] to go after wild animals in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money. Lions sometimes hunt alone. hunt something Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic. hunt for something Cavemen had to hunt for their food. They watched the bald eagles hunting for fish.
Hunted Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Being the subject of a hunt. Wiktionary. (figuratively) Nervous and agitated, as if pursued. He looked up with a hunted expression. Wiktionary. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of hunt. Wiktionary. Synonyms: chased. driven. run.
