"hunt down" meaning in English

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        "To hunt something and capture or kill it."
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        "(transitive) To hunt something and capture or kill it."
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          "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
          "word": "levadászik"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
          "word": "dare la caccia"
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          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
          "word": "consector"
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          "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
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          "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
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        "To destroy by persecution or violence."
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        "(transitive) To destroy by persecution or violence."
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          "text": "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.",
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        "To find with difficulty."
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        "(transitive, colloquial) To find with difficulty."
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          "word": "dare la caccia"
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        "(transitive) To destroy by persecution or violence."
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
      "word": "levadászik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
      "word": "dare la caccia"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
      "word": "consector"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upolować"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "hunt something and capture it",
      "word": "avlamak"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "find with difficulty",
      "word": "dare la caccia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "find with difficulty",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upolować"
    }
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  "word": "hunt down"
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