All track down synonyms
track down
T t verb track down
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- cast about β to make a mental or visual search
- hunt β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- gun for β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- hunt down β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- bedog β Lb transitive to refer to or treat like a dog; (by extension) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully.
- look down β the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- be on to β (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
- dragnet β a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- chivy β to harass or nag
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- look up and down β to search everywhere
- meet with β to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- mousing β a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- arrive at β to reach by traveling
- look for β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- find β to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- birddog β one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- hound β Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- go after β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- come to light β to be revealed
- ferret out β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- mouse β A small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- lay hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- chase β If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
- crop up β If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- curdling β Present participle of curdle.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- lay one's hands on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- give chase β to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- fall in with β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- look up β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- come to pass β to take place
- beep β A beep is a short, loud sound like that made by a car horn or a telephone answering machine.
- detect β To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.