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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Sure enough, Matthews skated with energy to hunt down an empty net goal. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 Now the second season finds Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025 Suddenly, Lockjaw, now a colonel, is motivated to capture Willa and hunt down Bob, and the rest of the film involves the motives for his pursuit, the efforts of Bob and Willa to evade capture, their resulting separation, and their daring struggle to reunite. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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