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FOXHUNT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox

Synonyms:

fox hunting; foxhunt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("foxhunt" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

Derivation:

foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "foxhunt" is one way to...):

hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

In the summer they like to go out and foxhunt

Derivation:

fox hunting; foxhunt (mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox)

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