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

Calling out the score and chasing down shots. —Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Cross-country skiers, heaving and snotting, look like packs of unusually fit travellers, perhaps chasing down a warm meal to curb the fatal chill of a long winter. —Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

Stolz was surprised none of the other racers back in the main pack during the 16-lap race wanted to try to chase down Bergsma, who took a big early lead with eventual silver medalist Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark. —Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

Cusack chased down Farlow and beat her by just over four-tenths of a second in the 200 freestyle. —Aro Majumder, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for chase down

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