hunt down
phrasal verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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There were no arrests as police continued to hunt down the gunman, who was described as Hispanic and wearing a grey hoodie, dark pants and white shoes.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
He’s gone fully rogue trying to hunt down this mob boss, even using her client to trick a different member of the gang into testifying for him.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Many who escaped the battlefield were hunted down and executed.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Joe McBride/Getty Images Thanks to their excellent smelling ability, dogs have been used for hundreds of years to hunt down wild game and search for criminals.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
He’s gone fully rogue trying to hunt down this mob boss, even using her client to trick a different member of the gang into testifying for him.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Many who escaped the battlefield were hunted down and executed.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Joe McBride/Getty Images Thanks to their excellent smelling ability, dogs have been used for hundreds of years to hunt down wild game and search for criminals.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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