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

An officer can then be seen chasing down the protester and striking him on the head several times with a closed hand while arresting him. —Annie Goldman, The Enquirer, 19 July 2025

Heel commentator Wade Barrett celebrated when babyface Cody Rhodes chased down Cena and attacked him. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

Three kids playing a ding-dong ditch prank in a southwest Florida neighborhood ended up getting chased down and nearly hit by one resident in a car, authorities said. —Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

The Yankees' bullpen is going to be the key to chasing down the Toronto Blue Jays, and as many teams sit on the fence about selling off pieces at the trade deadline, Robertson could be a popular addition to contending ball clubs. —Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025

Rhymes for chase down

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