What does manhunt mean?
Manhunt means An organized search for a criminal or enemy..
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/ˈmænˌhʌnt/ · noun
An organized search for a criminal or enemy..
After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.
Manhunt is a variant of hide-and-seek, she tells me. One person is the seeker. Everyone else hides. If the seeker finds you, you become a seeker, too.
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Manhunt means An organized search for a criminal or enemy..
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After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.
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