Associations to the word «Haunt»

Wiktionary

HAUNT, verb. (transitive) To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
HAUNT, verb. (transitive) To make uneasy, restless.
HAUNT, verb. (transitive) To stalk, to follow
HAUNT, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
HAUNT, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) (Northern England) (Scotland) To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
HAUNT, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) (Northern England) (Scotland) To practise; to devote oneself to.
HAUNT, verb. (intransitive) To persist in staying or visiting.
HAUNT, noun. A place at which one is regularly found; a hangout.
HAUNT, noun. (dialect) A ghost.
HAUNT, noun. A feeding place for animals.

Dictionary definition

HAUNT, noun. A frequently visited place.
HAUNT, verb. Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her".
HAUNT, verb. Haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her".
HAUNT, verb. Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King