hunt down

Definitions

1. To hunt something and capture or kill it.
   transitive
2. To destroy by persecution or violence.
   transitive
3. To find with difficulty.
   colloquial, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I managed to hunt down a surviving copy⟳ of the magazine.”

“The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.”

CEFR level