discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
United States architect (1827-1895)
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"
chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"