manhunting
Searching for criminals
Manhunting is the pursuit of a person, typically a fugitive or enemy combatant.
Law enforcement conducts manhunts for escaped prisoners; military operations may involve manhunting terrorist leaders.
The term also applies, often humorously, to women seeking romantic partners: She's not dating—she's manhunting.
One fleeing authorities
- wantedLonged for
- outlawFugitive from justice
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
convict · perpetrator · suspect · culprit · bounty · apprehension · capture · arrest
Rapid following of quarry
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- trailPath through wilderness
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- searchAct of seeking
hound · shadow · scour · dragnet · perimeter · bloodhound · K-9 · helicopter
Professional crime investigator
- cluesHints toward answers
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
witnesses · leads · informant · stakeout · surveillance · undercover · interrogation · tracking
Object of pursuit
- enemyHostile opposing party
- combatantOne who fights
- insurgentOne who revolts
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
sniper · reconnaissance · ambush · raid · tactical · operation · elimination · extraction
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- gameOrganized play or sport
- preyAnimal being hunted
- trophyAward for winning
adventure · danger · anticipation · rush · cat-and-mouse · sport · predator · quarry
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
escapee · convict · perpetrator · suspect · culprit · bounty · apprehension · capture · arrest · reward
chase
Rapid following of quarry
search · hound · shadow · scour · dragnet · perimeter · bloodhound · K-9 · helicopter · roadblock
detective
Professional crime investigator
profiling · witnesses · leads · informant · stakeout · surveillance · undercover · interrogation · tracking · sleuthing
target
Object of pursuit
guerrilla · sniper · reconnaissance · ambush · raid · tactical · operation · elimination · extraction · counterterrorism
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- gameOrganized play or sport
- preyAnimal being hunted
trophy · adventure · danger · anticipation · rush · cat-and-mouse · sport · predator · quarry · stalking
manhuntingrescue
Save from harm
search and rescue · saving · protection · sheltering · harboring
manhuntingfleeing
Rapid escape from danger
evasion · escape · escaping · going underground · absconding
manhuntinghiding
Staying out of sight
concealment · lying low · disappearing · vanishing · taking cover
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