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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

diversion, recreation go
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

sport, athletics go
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

outdoor sport, field sport go
a sport that is played outdoors

hunt, hunting
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

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7 Subcategories

battue go
a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
beagling go
hunting rabbits with beagles
coursing go
hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
deer hunting, deer hunt go
hunting deer
ducking, duck hunting go
hunting ducks
fox hunting, foxhunt go
mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
pigsticking go
the sport of hunting wild boar with spears