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

  • (..) Pay-up is like -to- OK, so why are you calling me? I don't do this anymore! Look, Ben... We need you to help us get the ISDA. If we get a hunting license, we can short this crap We know you hate Wall-street, we're not asking you to do the trading We're simply asking you to... To help us. (..)
    2015 The Big Short