digging vs hunt

digging

noun
  • The action performed by a person or thing that digs. 

  • A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained. 

hunt

noun
  • The act of hunting. 

  • A pack of hunting dogs. 

  • A hunting expedition. 

  • An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. 

verb
  • To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel. 

  • To try to find something; search (for). 

  • To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting. 

  • To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes. 

  • To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. 

  • To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. 

  • To shift up and down in order regularly. 

  • To use or traverse in pursuit of game. 

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