Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HUNT, v.i.

1. To follow the chase. Gen. xxvii.
2. To trek 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.
3. To seek by close pursuit; to search; with for. The adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Prov. vi.