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
Jumana-Arabic
LuksaLOOK-sahEsperanto
Stanimir-Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Narinder-Indian (Sikh)
Marietta[mɛəri'etə]
Galinagah-LEE-nah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian