chase down

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

Sliding through a shot often means forfeiting the point, since every split-second spent sliding after a shot represents time not spent scrambling back into position to chase down the next one. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Scheffler played well, finishing solo 3rd, but just couldn’t make enough birdies to chase down Wyndham Clark. —Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Using the latest version of Epic’s Unreal Engine, each Smugglers Run locale is heavily detailed, putting us in more of a dogfight as the Mandalorian chases down pirates and ex-Imperial officers. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026

The end of Mohammad Rizwan's defiant, 166-ball innings signaled the end of Pakistan's hopes of chasing down an improbable victory target of 437. —ABC News, 19 May 2026

Rhymes for chase down

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