hound down in English

Forms: hounds down [present, singular, third-person], hounding down [participle, present], hounded down [participle, past], hounded down [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hound down (third-person singular simple present hounds down, present participle hounding down, simple past and past participle hounded down)

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        "To hunt down; to search for (someone or something)."
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        "(transitive) To hunt down; to search for (someone or something)."
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"hound down" meaning in English

Verb