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.

Examples of hunt down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Otherwise, patients routinely waste time hunting down numbers, get bounced between departments and risk delays in care, fragmented records and even serious medical errors. —John Samuels, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

This came after Ellie's harrowing attempt to hunt down Abby, which resulted in the deaths of three of Abby's fellow Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) members: Nora (Tati Gabrielle), Mel (Ariela Barer) and Owen (Spencer Lord). —Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025

During this period, Benchley wrote an open letter to Western Australia about the case and the political directive to hunt down the shark responsible. —Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025

Beyond the risk of getting killed on the job, they were frequently hunted down by insurgents. —Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 17 May 2025

Rhymes for hunt down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown