track down

Verb

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.
   • Baby, I know places we won't be found, and
     They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023
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.