hound or an animal down



hound someone or an animal down

to pursue and capture someone or an animal. I will hound the killer down if it takes me the rest of my life. I will hound down that killer if it takes years.
See also: animal, down, hound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KustaaKOOS-tah:Finnish
Aco-Macedonian, Serbian
Peio-Basque
Julitta-History
TriciaTRISH-əEnglish
Domenico-Italian