HUNT,
1. To chase wild animals, particularly quadrupeds, for the purpose of catching them for food, or for the diversion of sportsmen to pursue with hounds for taking, as game as, to hunt stag or a hare.
2. To go in search of, for the purpose of shooting as, to hunt wolves, bears, squirrels or partridges. This is the common use of the word in America. It includes fowling by shooting.
3. To pursue to follow closely.
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. Psalms 140
4. To use, direct or mange hounds in the chase.
He hunts a pack of dogs.
To hunt out or after, to seek to search for.
To hunt from, to pursue and drive out or away.
To hunt down, to depress to bear down by persecution or violence.
HUNT, To follow the chase. Genesis 27
1. To seek wild animals for game, or for killing them by shooting when noxious with for as, to hunt for bears or wolves to hunt for quails, or for ducks.
2. To seek by close pursuit to search with for.
The adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Proverbs 6
HUNT, n. A chase of wild animals for catching them.
1. A huntsman. Not in use.
2. A pack of hounds.
3. Pursuit chase.
4. A seeking of wild animals of any kind for game as a hunt for squirrels.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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