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manhunt

/ˈmæn.hʌnt/

manhuntnoun

manhunts

/ˈmæn.hʌnt/

Translations

облава

The police organized a manhunt to capture the escaped prisoner.

Полиция организовала облаву, чтобы поймать сбежавшего заключенного.

поиск

The manhunt for the missing child involved hundreds of volunteers.

Поиск пропавшего ребенка включал сотни добровольцев.

Additional translations

охота на человека

Definitions

An organized search for a person, especially a criminal or fugitive.

The police launched a massive manhunt to capture the escaped convict.

A children’s or informal outdoor game in which players try to find and capture other players, similar to hide-and-seek.

After dusk, the campers played a spirited manhunt in the woods.

Synonyms

manhuntverb

manhunted

Past Simple

manhunted

Past Participle

manhunting

Gerund

/ˈmæn.hʌnt/

Definitions

To search for and try to capture a person, especially a criminal or fugitive, in an organized way.

Federal agents manhunted across three states before the suspect was caught.

Synonyms

search for

comb through

seek out

go after

hunt for

pursue

track down

hunt down

manhuntadjective

more manhunt

Comp.

most manhunt

Super.

Used attributively to modify a following noun (manhunt operation, manhunt team).

Definitions

Relating to or used in a manhunt.

Special manhunt units were deployed after the prison break.