hunt down

Verb (1)

1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)“Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland”“The dogs are running deer”“The Duke hunted in these woods”Synonyms: huntruntrack downMore general capture, catchMore specific scrounge, poach, still-hunt, turtle, foxhunt, falcon, fowl, snipe, course, drive +6 moreSimilar hunt, run