chase down

phrasal verb

chased down; chasing down; chases down

1

: to follow and catch (someone or something)

Police chased down the robber in an alley.

2

: to search for and find (someone or something)

I finally chased down that recipe I promised you.

I chased him down at his old hangout.

Examples of chase down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Productivity: Teams waste time chasing down information instead of building and improving systems. —Guillaume Aymé, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

Not everywhere has history worth chasing down in the first place. —Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Coming from Orange Is the New Black fandom, the idea of Taylor Schilling chasing down Natasha’s Charlie Cale next season is fun. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025

While officers were finishing his booking paperwork, Adlai Mestre punched the room’s wall, then kicked open a hole, and escaped custody before being chased down the hall and taken into custody again, officials said. —Paloma Chavez july 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025

Rhymes for chase down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown