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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Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments, the Freeform series follows a girl (Katherine McNamara) who descends from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The bounty system will allow players to hunt down criminals across the new region.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
When both young people meet their end the Baron saves Christina by putting Hans’ brain in Christina’s body, uniting their blurred identities in a joint thirst for revenge, creating a Gothic avenger who hunts down the aristocratic ruffians who ruined their happiness.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
This supernatural horror film considers what might happen if the figures in a pack of tarot cards all came to life and started hunting down a group of college friends.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The bounty system will allow players to hunt down criminals across the new region.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
When both young people meet their end the Baron saves Christina by putting Hans’ brain in Christina’s body, uniting their blurred identities in a joint thirst for revenge, creating a Gothic avenger who hunts down the aristocratic ruffians who ruined their happiness.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
This supernatural horror film considers what might happen if the figures in a pack of tarot cards all came to life and started hunting down a group of college friends.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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