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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The movie stars Powell as a man who must survive while being hunted down as part of a game show called The Running Man.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The infiltrator has been hunting down other agents and even abducted Moneypenny.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Weyland-Yutani wants the Kalisk for its own nefarious weapon-building purposes, and soon Tessa and her army of anonymous androids are hunting down Thia and Dek, who slowly build a bond of sorts.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Episode 2 begins with the immediate fallout of Joe's death; Zoë suspects foul play and vows to hunt down his killer.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The infiltrator has been hunting down other agents and even abducted Moneypenny.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Weyland-Yutani wants the Kalisk for its own nefarious weapon-building purposes, and soon Tessa and her army of anonymous androids are hunting down Thia and Dek, who slowly build a bond of sorts.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Episode 2 begins with the immediate fallout of Joe's death; Zoë suspects foul play and vows to hunt down his killer.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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