ALL meanings of hunt down
hunt down
H h - transitivephrasal verb hunt down find criminal 1
- verb with object hunt down to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing. 1
- verb with object hunt down to pursue with force, hostility, etc., in order to capture (often followed by down): They hunted him down and hanged him. 1
- verb with object hunt down to search for; seek; endeavor to obtain or find (often followed by up or out): to hunt up the most promising candidates for the position. 1
- verb with object hunt down to search (a place) thoroughly. 1
- verb with object hunt down to scour (an area) in pursuit of game. 1
- verb with object hunt down to use or direct (a horse, hound, etc.) in chasing game. 1
- verb with object hunt down Change Ringing. to alter the place of (a bell) in a hunt. 1
- verb without object hunt down to engage in the pursuit, capture, or killing of wild animals for food or in sport. 1
- verb without object hunt down to make a search or quest (often followed by for or after). 1
- verb without object hunt down Change Ringing. to alter the place of a bell in its set according to certain rules. 1
- noun hunt down an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals. 1
- noun hunt down a search; a seeking or endeavor to find. 1
- noun hunt down a pursuit. 1
- noun hunt down a group of persons associated for the purpose of hunting; an association of hunters. 1
- noun hunt down an area hunted over. 1
- noun hunt down Change Ringing. a regularly varying order of permutations in the ringing of a group of from five to twelve bells. 1
- verb hunt down To hunt something and capture or kill it. 0
- verb hunt down To find with difficulty. 0
- phrasal verb hunt down If you hunt down a criminal or an enemy, you find them after searching for them. 0
- verb hunt down to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing 0
- verb hunt down (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes 0
- noun hunt down to pursue until successful in catching or killing 0
- noun hunt down to search for until successful in finding 0