"foxhunt" meaning in All languages combined

See foxhunt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: foxhunts [plural]
Etymology: From fox + hunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fox|hunt}} fox + hunt Head templates: {{en-noun}} foxhunt (plural foxhunts)
  1. A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs. Translations (a hunt for foxes): vossenjacht [feminine] (Dutch), vulpoĉasado (Esperanto), rebasejaht (Estonian), ketunmetsästys (Finnish), chasse au renard [feminine] (French), Fuchsjagd [feminine] (German), polowanie na lisy [neuter] (Polish), caça à raposa [feminine] (Portuguese), rävjakt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foxhunt-en-noun-grhf9LkR Disambiguation of 'a hunt for foxes': 71 29
  2. A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport. Synonyms: bunny hunt Translations (a hunt for radios): polowanie na radia [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-foxhunt-en-noun-PYq-ET-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 76 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 68 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 79 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 80 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 12 66 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 67 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 67 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 66 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of 'a hunt for radios': 43 57

Verb [English]

Forms: foxhunts [present, singular, third-person], foxhunting [participle, present], foxhunted [participle, past], foxhunted [past]
Etymology: From fox + hunt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fox|hunt}} fox + hunt Head templates: {{en-verb}} foxhunt (third-person singular simple present foxhunts, present participle foxhunting, simple past and past participle foxhunted)
  1. (intransitive) To hunt foxes, usually with dogs. Tags: intransitive Related terms: foxhunter, fox hunting Translations (to hunt foxes): polować na lisy [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-foxhunt-en-verb-Po9Nu3SG

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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