Time plays the hunt's-up to thy sleepy head. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hunt — may refer to:Hunting* Hunting, activity during which humans or animals chase prey * Collective reference to a group of hunters practicing such a hunt, especially with dogs, e.g. Berkeley Hunt ** Fox hunting * See also Hunting (disambiguation) for … Wikipedia
hunt up — see ↑hunt (vi) above. • • • Main Entry: ↑hunt * * * hunt ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they hunt up he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
Hunt's — is the name of a brand of preserved tomato products owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc. The company was founded in 1888, in Sebastopol, California, as the Hunt Bros. Fruit Packing Co. by Joseph and William Hunt. The brothers relocated to nearby Santa… … Wikipedia
hunt — [hunt] vt. [ME hunten < OE huntian, prob. < base of hentan, to seize < ? IE * kend , var. of * kent > Goth (fra)hinthan, to seize: see HAND] 1. to go out to kill or catch (game) for food or sport 2. to search eagerly or carefully for; … English World dictionary
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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hunt — /hunt/, n. 1. (James Henry) Leigh /lee/, 1784 1859, English essayist, poet, and editor. 2. Richard Morris, 1828 95, U.S. architect. 3. (William) Holman /hohl meuhn/, 1827 1910, English painter. 4. William Morris, 1824 79, U.S. painter (brother of … Universalium
Hunt — Hụnt 〈m. 1〉 = Hund2 * * * Hụnt : ↑ Hund (3). * * * Hunt [hʌnt], 1) Helen, amerikanische Filmschauspielerin, * Culver City (Kalifornien) 15. 6. 1963; hatte bereits als Kind zahlreiche Engagements für Fernsehfilme und Serien, sammelte dann in … Universal-Lexikon
Hunt — Hunt, n. 1. The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search. [1913 Webster] The hunt is up; the morn is bright and gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The game secured in the hunt. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A pack of hounds.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hunt — hunt·able; hunt; hunt·er; hunt·ress; hunt·ed·ly; … English syllables
Hunt — Hunt, v. i. 1. To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds. [1913 Webster] Esau went to the field to hunt for venison. Gen. xxvii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek; to pursue; to search; with for or after. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HUNT (J. H. L.) — HUNT JOHN HENRY LEIGH (1784 1859) Poète et journaliste, polygraphe, ardent controversiste, l’écrivain anglais Leigh Hunt demeure sans doute une figure de second plan, mais sympathique. Ami courageux des jeunes poètes et prosateurs dont il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
