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Word: Hunt
Speech Type: Verb
Old English huntian, of Germanic origin. Sense 4 dates from the late 17th century, and is probably based on the idea of the bells pursuing one another; it gave rise to the sense ‘oscillate about a desired speed’ (late 19th century)
hʌnt
pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food
Short Definition:pursue and kill wild animal
Examples:- in the autumn they hunted deer
- they hunted and fished
search determinedly for someone or something
Short Definition:search diligently
Examples:- he desperately hunted for a new job
(of a device or system) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state
Short Definition:oscillate about desired speed etc.
Examples:- 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.
Short Definition:move place of bell in progression
Word: Hunt
Speech Type: Noun
hʌnt
an act of hunting wild animals or game
Short Definition:act of hunting wild animals
Examples:- a bear-hunt
a search
Short Definition:search
Examples:- police launched a hunt for the killer
an oscillating motion about a desired speed, position, or state.
Short Definition:oscillating motion
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