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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
track someone/something down — DISCOVER, find, detect, hunt down/out, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, bring to light, run to earth, run to ground. → track * * * find someone or something after a thorough or difficult search … Useful english dictionary
track someone/something down — Syn: discover, find, detect, hunt down, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, run to ground … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hunt — hunt1 [hʌnt] v [: Old English; Origin: huntian] 1.) [I and T] to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them ▪ the slopes where I hunted deer as a kid ▪ Wolves tend to hunt in packs (=hunt in groups) . 2.) to look for someone or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunt down — verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (Freq. 2) Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland The dogs are running deer The Duke hunted in these woods • Syn: ↑hunt, ↑run, ↑track down … Useful english dictionary
hunt — hunt1 [ hʌnt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to kill animals for food or for their skin or other parts, or for sport: Crocodiles were hunted and killed for their teeth. hunt for: We hunted for rabbits in the hills. a ) to catch and eat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hunt — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to chase animals and birds in order to catch and kill them: At one time man had to hunt to survive. | hunt sth: hunting big game in Kenya 2 (I) to look hard for something you have lost: We ve been hunting for the car keys for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hunt — I UK [hʌnt] / US verb Word forms hunt : present tense I/you/we/they hunt he/she/it hunts present participle hunting past tense hunted past participle hunted ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to kill animals for food or for their skin or other… … English dictionary
hunt — [hʌnt] verb [I/T] I 1) to catch and kill animals Crocodiles were hunted and killed for their teeth.[/ex] Wild dogs usually hunt in packs.[/ex] We hunted for rabbits in the hills.[/ex] 2) to try to find someone or something Syn: look for sb/sth… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌhunt sb/sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to try very hard to find someone or something They ll actually hunt down old books for you.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hunt — [[t]hʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ hunts, hunting, hunted 1) VERB If you hunt for something or someone, you try to find them by searching carefully or thoroughly. [V for n] A forensic team was hunting for clues... [V for n] Some new arrivals lose hope even… … English dictionary
track down — verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (Freq. 3) Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland The dogs are running deer The Duke hunted in these woods • Syn: ↑hunt, ↑run, ↑hunt down … Useful english dictionary
