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All track down synonyms

track down
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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.
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