hunt down

vb (adverb) 1. (tr) to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing: they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico. 2. (Music, other) (intr) (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes

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hunt down - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"hunt, track down, runsnipe - hunt or shoot snipewhale - hunt for whalesstill-hunt, ambush - hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushingturtle - hunt for turtles, especially as an occupationdrive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"rabbit - hunt rabbitsfowl - hunt fowl in the forestpoach - hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"seal - hunt sealsferret - hunt with ferretshunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"foxhunt - hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogsjacklight, jack - hunt with a jacklighthawk - hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"falcon - hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"fowl - hunt fowlcapture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"run - cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs"forage, scrounge - collect or look around for (food)

hunt

verb1. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:chase, drive, run, stalk.2. To try to find something:cast about, look, quest, search, seek.phrasal verb
hunt downTo pursue and locate:nose out, run down, trace, track down.Idiom: run to earth.

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hunt

(hant) verb1. to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport. He spent the whole day hunting (deer).追猎2. to pursue or drive out. The murderer was hunted from town to town. 穷追，驱赶 noun1. the act of hunting animals etc. a tiger hunt.打猎2. a search. I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.搜寻ˈhunter – feminine ˈhuntress – noun a person who hunts. 猎人ˈhunting noun the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport. 打猎ˈhuntsman (ˈhants-) noun a hunter. 猎人hunt down to search for (someone or something) until found. The police hunted down the escaped prisoner. 搜索直至找到（某物） hunt for to search for. I've been hunting for that shoe all morning.搜寻hunt high and low to search everywhere. 到处搜索hunt out to search for (something that has been put away) until it is found. I'll hunt out that old photograph for you. 努力找出，搜寻出

hunt down

1. To pursue and find someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "down." The police have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this crime. If you hurt my daughter, I'll hunt you down, you hear me?2. To search for someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "down." I'm trying to hunt down an extra cookie pan, but I've been unsuccessful so far.See also: down, hunt

hunt someone or something down

1. to chase and catch someone or something. I don't know where Amy is, but I'll hunt her down. I'll find her. I will hunt down the villain. 2. to locate someone or something. I don't have a big enough gasket. I'll have to hunt one down. I have to hunt down a good dentist.See also: down, hunt

hunt down

v.1. To pursue, track, or search for something or someone: The panther hunted down the deer. The police hunted the kidnappers down.2. To find something or someone after a long or difficult search: I hunted down my watch—it was at the bottom of my sock drawer. After two weeks, the detectives finally hunted the suspect down.See also: down, hunt

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verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

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