hunt down

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

On one occasion, his father, Marland, went out with a saw to hunt down the culprits. —Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

This time around, a serial stalker hunts down men and women alike, taunting them with videos filmed of them and rhyming texts, the detectives trying to track potential victims and save them before they’re killed. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Imo’s has dozens of locations across the metro area, so trying the city’s signature pie doesn’t require hunting down a single restaurant. —Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026

The squad comes through just in the nick of time and saves Imani, while Voight hunts down Kirby, who was somewhere in the building trying to escape. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2026

Rhymes for hunt down

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