To chase, as wild animals, for the purpose of catching or killing; search for or follow after, as game.To search after; pursue; follow closely.To use, direct, or manage in the chase.To pursue game or wild animals over; specifically, to pursue foxes over: as, the district was hunted by the foxhounds.To follow the chase; pursue game or other wild animals.To make a search or quest; seek: with for or after.In bell-ringing, to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules.n. The act of seeking for or chasing game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing them; a pursuit; a chase.n. A pack of hounds engaged in the chase.n. An association of huntsmen: as, the Caledonian hunt.n. The region of country hunted with hounds.n. Game killed in the chase.n. The act of seeking or searching for something; a search or inquisition.n. One who hunts; a hunter; a huntsman.In mech., to jump back and forth instead of remaining steady.n. In bell-ringing, a bell which is taken out of its order and then hunted by the others in the peal. See hunt, v. i., 3.n. In electricity, the see-sawing, surging of speed, or oscillating which sometimes occurs in synchronous motors or other electrical apparatus.