track down

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track down (third-person singular simple present tracks down, present participle tracking down, simple past and past participle tracked down)

1. (idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

   I need to track down a computer so I can check my e-mails.

   • 2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version)‎^[1], performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023:

     Baby, I know places we won't be found, and
     They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track,‎ down.

   She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long.

   The hurricane tracked down past the cape before blowing east.

   The cameraman tracked the plane down so we have a recording of the crash.