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View synonyms for hunt down

hunt down

verb

  1. tr to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing

    they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico

  2. intr (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Later that evening the mother to two sons and one daughter was "hunted down" by Burnett, who was in possession of a kitchen knife and a smaller knife.

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According to La Repubblica, police are still trying to hunt down members of the chat who go by nicknames such as Robert de Niro and Spider Man.

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They went to hunt down Burundian rebels but are now supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against the M23.

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But experts say such strikes will need to be consistent to hunt down existing IS cells in Somalia and stop others mushrooming.

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We’re told those who fail to impress will be hunted down by survival expert Bear Grylls and, if captured, face elimination from the show.

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