hunting [həntɪɳ]
A noun
1 hunt, hunting

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
Category Tree:
act; human_action; human_activity
╚activity
╚diversion; recreation
╚sport; athletics
╚outdoor_sport; field_sport
╚hunt, hunting
╚pigsticking
╚fox_hunting; foxhunt
╚ducking; duck_hunting
╚deer_hunting; deer_hunt
╚coursing
╚beagling
╚battue
2 search, hunt, hunting

the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Category Tree:
act; human_action; human_activity
╚activity
╚search, hunt, hunting
╚shakedown
╚scouring
╚ransacking; rummage
╚quest; seeking
╚manhunt
╚looking; looking_for
╚frisk; frisking
╚foraging; forage
╚exploration
3 hunt, hunting

the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
Category Tree:
act; human_action; human_activity
╚activity
╚work
╚labor; labour; toil
╚hunt, hunting
╚predation
╚birdnesting
╚stalk; stalking; still_hunt
╚canned_hunt