hunting

Definition

  • noun: the activity or sport of chasing and killing wild animals
  • noun: the act of one that 'hunts'
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: hawking, analog process, angling

Examples

  • They retained a 'head-hunting' firm to fill the position of chief executive officer.

  • We 'went hunting' for bear. = We 'went' bear-'hunting'.

  • The law prohibits the 'hunting' of migratory birds.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You got your centrifugal force. Your gravitational pull, you got your potential energy. And in ancient times, did you know... ...that this was actually used as a hunting implement? Watch. - Hey, here, let me try. - Yeah, you should probably take it. I have no idea what this is. Hello. (..)
    2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth