pursuit Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈsjuːt ⁄ noun · 1 [mass noun] the action of pursuing someone or something: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a birdthose whose business is the pursuit of knowledge · [count noun] a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another: [as modifier]: the Olympic pursuit champion · Physiology the action of the eye in following a moving object. · 2 an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: a whole range of leisure pursuits
skulk Pronunciation: ⁄ skʌlk ⁄ verb [no object] · keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive: don’t skulk outside the door like a spy! · [with adverbial of direction] move stealthily or furtively: he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors noun · a group of foxes: the skulk howls away into the night
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