noun + hunt : murder
adjective + hunt : nationwide, worldwide
hunt + be + adjective : underway
verb + hunt : launch, spark; join, lead
hunt|er ◆◇◇ /hʌ ntə r / (hunters )
1 N‑COUNT A hunter is a person who hunts wild animals for food or as a sport. □ The hunters stalked their prey.
2 N‑COUNT [n N ] People who are searching for things of a particular kind are often referred to as hunters . □ …job-hunters. □ …treasure hunters.
3 → see also bargain hunter , headhunter
hu nter-ga therer (hunter-gatherers ) N‑COUNT Hunter-gatherers were people who lived by hunting and collecting food rather than by farming. There are still groups of hunter-gatherers living in some parts of the world.
hunt|ing /hʌ nt I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Hunting is the chasing and killing of wild animals by people or other animals, for food or as a sport. □ Deer hunting was banned in Scotland in 1959.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [n N ] Hunting is the activity of searching for a particular thing. □ Jobclub can help you with job hunting. ● COMB Hunting is also a combining form. □ Lee has divided his time between flat-hunting and travelling.
hu nt|ing ground (hunting grounds )
1 N‑COUNT If you say that a place is a good hunting ground for something, you mean that people who have a particular interest are likely to find something that they want there. □ [+ for ] Other people's weddings are the perfect hunting ground for ideas.
2 N‑COUNT A hunting ground is an area where people or animals chase and kill wild animals for food or as a sport.
hu nt sa bo|teur (hunt saboteurs ) N‑COUNT A hunt saboteur is someone who tries to stop a hunt from taking place or being successful because they believe it is cruel to the animal being hunted.
hunts|man /hʌ ntsmən/ (huntsmen ) N‑COUNT A huntsman is a person who hunts wild animals, especially one who hunts foxes on horseback using dogs.
hur|dle /hɜː r d ə l/ (hurdles , hurdling , hurdled )
1 N‑COUNT A hurdle is a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you from achieving something. □ Two-thirds of candidates fall at this first hurdle and are packed off home.
2 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] Hurdles is a race in which people have to jump over a number of obstacles that are also called hurdles. You can use hurdles to refer to one or more races. □ He won the 400m. hurdles.
3 VERB If you hurdle , you jump over something while you are running. □ [V n] He crossed the lawn and hurdled the short fence. □ [V ] She learnt to hurdle by leaping over bales of hay on her family's farm. [Also V prep]
hur|dler /hɜː r dlə r / (hurdlers ) N‑COUNT A hurdler is an athlete who takes part in hurdles races.
hurl /hɜː r l/ (hurls , hurling , hurled )
1 VERB If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force. □ [V n prep] Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police. □ [V n with adv] Simon caught the grenade and hurled it back. □ [V n] Gangs rioted last night, breaking storefront windows and hurling rocks and bottles.
2 VERB If you hurl abuse or insults at someone, you shout insults at them aggressively. □ [V n + at ] How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you? [Also V n]
hurly-burly /hɜː r li bɜː r li/ N‑SING If you talk about the hurly-burly of a situation, you are emphasizing how noisy or busy it is. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] No one expects him to get involved in the hurly-burly of campaigning.
hur|ray /hʊre I / also hurrah → see hooray
hur|ri|cane /hʌ r I kən, [AM ] hɜː r I ke I n/ (hurricanes ) N‑COUNT A hurricane is an extremely violent wind or storm.
hur|ried /hʌ rid, [AM ] hɜː r-/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A hurried action is done quickly, because you do not have much time to do it in. □ …a hurried breakfast. ● hur|ried|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ …students hurriedly taking notes.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A hurried action is done suddenly, in reaction to something that has just happened. □ Downing Street denied there had been a hurried overnight redrafting of the text. ● hur|ried|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ The moment she saw it, she blushed and hurriedly left the room.
3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is hurried does things more quickly than they should because they do not have much time to do them. □ Parisians on the street often looked worried, hurried and unfriendly.
hur|ry /hʌ ri, [AM ] hɜː ri/ (hurries , hurrying , hurried )
1 VERB If you hurry somewhere, you go there as quickly as you can. □ [V prep/adv] Claire hurried along the road. □ [V ] Bob hurried to join him, and they rode home together.
2 VERB If you hurry to do something, you start doing it as soon as you can, or try to do it quickly. □ [V to-inf] Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday. □ [V ] There was no longer any reason to hurry.
3 N‑SING [usu in a N , oft N to-inf] If you are in a hurry to do something, you need or want to do something quickly. If you do something in a hurry , you do it quickly or suddenly. □ Kate was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience.