Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunt down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: hunt -down
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hunt something and capture or kill it.

Transitive verb

verb

To destroy by persecution or violence.

Transitive verb

verb

To find with difficulty.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

hunt + down

Usage

Inflected Forms

hunts down (present, singular) hunting down (participle, present) hunted down (participle, past) hunted down (past)

Synonyms

hunt run track down

Questions

What does hunt down mean?: To hunt something and capture or kill it.
Where does hunt down come from?: hunt + down

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