manhunt an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)
quest,
seeking the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
ransacking,
rummage a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
scouring moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
Verb
hunt -
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
forage,
scrounge wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
hunt -
search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
hunt down,
track down,
hunt,
run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
search,
look try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
hunt -
seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
look for,
search,
seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
hunt -
yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"
yaw swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
aeroplane,
airplane,
plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
hunt -
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
oscillate,
vibrate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
hunt -
chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"