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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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
There are six to hunt down, trade and brag to your friends about.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Ready to hunt down more powder stashes?
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Starting 10 seconds apart, Kvyat hunted down the AI with surgical laps.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
There are six to hunt down, trade and brag to your friends about.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Ready to hunt down more powder stashes?
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
Starting 10 seconds apart, Kvyat hunted down the AI with surgical laps.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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