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hung /hʌŋ/ 1 past tense & participle of HANG 2 adj [A] (of a parliament, council, or JURY) evenly divided between opposing parties or opinions, so that decisions cannot be made
Hun·gar·ian¹ /hʌŋˈɡeəriən/ n 1 [U] the language of Hungary 2 [C] someone from Hungary
Hungarian² adj from or connected with Hungary
Hun·ga·ry /ˈhʌŋɡəri/ a country in central Europe, east of Austria and west of Romania. Population: 10,045,407 (2003). Capital: Budapest. From 1945 to 1989, Hungary was one of the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. In 1956, people all over the world were shocked when the army of the former Soviet Union invaded Hungary, preventing the government's attempts to become more DEMOCRATIC. The Hungarian people's fight against this is called the Hungarian Uprising. Hungary became a member of the EU in 2004. The people of Hungary are sometimes called Magyars.
hun·ger¹ /ˈhʌŋɡər/ n 1 [U] the wish or need for food 2 [U] lack of food, especially for a long period: people dying of hunger 3 [S(for)] a strong wish: a hunger for change/adventure
hunger² v [I] old use to feel hunger
hunger for/after sthg. phr v [T] especially lit to want very much
'hunger march n a procession made especially by unemployed and poor people, to make known the difficulties of those who cannot afford to eat —hunger marcher n
CULTURAL NOTE When people in the UK hear this expression, they think of the hunger marches that many UNEMPLOYED British workers took part in during the GREAT DEPRESSION of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
'hunger strike n a refusal to eat, especially by people in prison, as a sign of strong dissatisfaction —hunger striker n
hung·o·ver /hʌŋˈəʊvər/ adj suffering the effects of drinking too much the night before; having a HANGOVER: Jerry's hungover from his all-night stag party.
hung 'parliament n BrE a parliament in which no political party has more elected representatives than the others
hun·gry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ adj 1 feeling or showing hunger: hungry children | If you can't be bothered to go to the shops you'll just have to go hungry. (=remain without food) 2 causing hunger: hungry work 3 [(for)] having a strong eager wish: We're hungry for news of our brother in Australia. —grily adv
hunk /hʌŋk/ n 1 [(of)] a thick piece, especially of food, broken or cut off: a hunk of bread ➔ see CHUNK (USAGE) 2 often humor a strong-looking man with big muscles
hun·ker /ˈhʌŋkər/ v [I] to sit on one's heels; SQUAT: They hunkered by the fire, warming themselves. | The soldiers hunkered down in the trench.
hun·kers /ˈhʌŋkəz||-ərz/ n [P] especially BrE infml the part of the body between the waist and legs; HAUNCHES: they all sat down on their hunkers
hun·ky·dor·y /ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔri/ adj [F] infml (especially of a situation) very satisfactory
hunt¹ /hʌnt/ v 1 [I;T] to chase in order to catch and kill (animals and birds), either for food or for sport 2 [I;T] a) to chase (foxes) on horseback with HOUNDS (=hunting dogs) b) to do this (in an area): to hunt the county 3 [I(for);T] to search (for); try to find: I've hunted high and low (=everywhere) for my socks. | We spent the weekend house-hunting. (=looking for a new house) 4 [T] to follow in order to catch: hunting an escaped prisoner
In Britain to go hunting normally means to use HOUNDS (=dogs) to chase the animal (usually a fox) while riding a horse. The sport of killing animals or birds with a gun is called shooting. But in the US the word hunting is used for both these sports.
hunt sbdy./sthg. ⇔ down/out/up phr v [T] to succeed in finding after much effort
hunt² n 1 (often in comb.) an act of hunting: the long hunt through the fields and woods | a bear hunt | an elephant hunt 2 BrE a) an occasion of hunting foxes; a FOXHUNT b) [+sing./pl. v] the people who regularly hunt foxes together c) the area in which they hunt 3 [(for)] a search, especially one that is long and difficult: The hunt for these terrorists still continues. | He's left his job so the hunt is on (=has begun) for a new director.
CULTURAL NOTE In the US hunting, especially for DEER or ducks, is a popular sport with some people, but other people think that it is cruel. Most hunters eat what they kill. In the UK, hunting is thought of as an UPPER CLASS sport, especially FOXHUNTING. Many people think foxhunting should not be allowed because they think it is cruel. ➔ see Cultural Note at FOXHUNTING
Hunt, Helen (1963-) an American actress whose films include Twister, What Women Want, and Cast Away. In 1998 she won an Oscar for her performance in As Good As It Gets.
Hunt, Wil·liam Hol·man /ˈwɪljəm ˈhəʊlmən/ (1827-1910) a British painter who, with MILLAIS and ROSSETTI, started the PRE-RAPHAELITE Brotherhood in 1848
hunt·er /ˈhʌntər/ n 1 a person or animal that hunts something, usually wild animals 2 a strong horse used in fox-hunting (FOXHUNT) 3 BrE a watch with a metal cover over its FACE (=the front) ➔ see also FORTUNE HUNTER
Hunter, Holly (1958-) a US actress who has appeared in many films, including The Piano (1993) and Thirteen (2003)
hunter-'gatherer n a member of a very early society that lived by hunting animals and gathering wild crops for food, moving around as needed to find enough to eat
hunt-in', shoot-in', and fish-in' /ˌhʌntɪn ˌʃuːtɪn ənd ˈfɪʃɪn/ n, adj (interested in) outdoor activities, especially hunting, shooting GROUSE, and fishing, which are considered to be typically done by British UPPER-CLASS people. The manner of speaking of these people is meant to be shown by the missing letters.
'hunting ground n 1 a place where animals are hunted 2 a place where one may hope to find what one is searching for: [fig., humor] They've gone to the happy hunting ground. (=heaven)
Hun·ting·ton's cho·re·a /ˌhʌntɪŋtənz kəˈrɪə/ also 'Huntington's dis·ease n [U] a HEREDITARY disease (=one that is passed from a parent to a child) which destroys the brain cells, and which cannot be cured
Hunt·ley, I·an /ˈhʌntli, ˈiːən/ (1974-) a British man who was sent to prison for life in 2003 for the murders of two ten-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. They were both students at the school in Soham where Huntley worked as CARETAKER (=someone whose job is to look after a school building).
hunt·ress /ˈhʌntrəs/ n especially lit a female hunter
'hunt sabo,teur n a person, usually one of a group, who tries to stop a hunt because he/she believes that wild animals such as FOXES should not be killed in this way
hunts·man /ˈhʌntsmən/ n pl. -men /mən/ 1 a person, usually a man, who hunts; hunter 2 the person in charge of the HOUNDS (=dogs) during a FOXHUNT
hunt the 'thimble n [U] a game played by children in Britain in the past, in which a THIMBLE is hidden in a room and the children have to find it
hur·dle¹ /ˈhɜːdl||ˈhɜr-/ n 1 a frame for jumping over in a race 2 a difficulty which must be dealt with: He overcame many hurdles to become a lawyer.
hurdle² v [I] to run a hurdle race —hurdler n
hur·dy-gur·dy /ˈhɜːdi ɡɜːdi||ˌhɜːrdi ˈɡɜːrdi/ n a small BARREL ORGAN
hurl /hɜːl||hɜːrl/ v [T] 1 to throw (especially something big and heavy) with force: He hurled a brick through the window. 2 to shout out violently: He hurled abuse at the driver who almost crashed into him.
Hur·ley, Elizabeth /ˈhɜːli||ˈhɜːr-/ (1965-) a British model and actress known for being sexually attractive. Her films include Ed TV and two of the Austin Powers films. She used to be the girlfriend of Hugh Grant, and became famous for wearing a dress that was very REVEALING (=showed a lot of her body) when she went with him to the PREMIERE (=first public performance) of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
hurl·ing /ˈhɜːlɪŋ||ˈhɜːr-/ n [U] an Irish ball game played with sticks between two teams of 15 players