hunted

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hunted - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hunt \Hunt\ (h[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Hunting.] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to
     follow, pursue, Goth. hin?an (in comp.) to seize. [root]36.
     Cf. Hent.]
     1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to
        chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing;
        to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to
        hunt a deer.
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              Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.       --Tennyson.
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     2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow;
        -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt
        out evidence.
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              Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
                                                    --Ps. cxl. 11.
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     3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to
        hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.
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     4. To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.
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              He hunts a pack of dogs.              --Addison.
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     5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the
        woods, or the country.
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     6. (Change Ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in
        a regular course of changes.
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hunted - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hunted
      adj 1: 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"