HAUNT
Dictionary entry overview: What does haunt mean?
• HAUNT (noun)
The noun HAUNT has 1 sense:
1. a frequently visited place
Familiarity information: HAUNT used as a noun is very rare.
• HAUNT (verb)
The verb HAUNT has 3 senses:
1. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
2. haunt like a ghost; pursue
3. be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
Familiarity information: HAUNT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HAUNT (noun)
Meaning:
A frequently visited place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
hangout; haunt; stamping ground; resort; repair
Hypernyms ("haunt" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haunt"):
gathering place (a favorite haunt where people gather)
• HAUNT (verb)
Meaning:
Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
haunt; stalk
Context examples:
her ex-boyfriend stalked her / the ghost of her mother haunted her
Hypernyms (to "haunt" is one way to...):
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Haunt like a ghost; pursue
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
obsess; haunt; ghost
Context example:
Fear of illness haunts her
Hypernyms (to "haunt" is one way to...):
preoccupy (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The good news will haunt her
The performance is likely to haunt Sue
Meaning:
Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
frequent; haunt
Context example:
She haunts the ballet
Hypernyms (to "haunt" is one way to...):
travel to; visit (go to certain places as for sightseeing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "haunt"):
hang out (spend time in a certain location or with certain people)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
