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tracking down

tracking down is the present participle and gerund of track down.

Meaning of 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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down.
    • She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long.

Questions about tracking down

What is tracking down the present participle and gerund of?
Tracking down is the present participle and gerund of track down.

Words near tracking down in the dictionary

  1. trackie daks
  2. trackies
  3. trackin'
  4. tracking
  5. tracking and tracing
  6. tracking down
  7. tracking poll
  8. tracking polls
  9. tracking resistance
  10. tracking shot
  11. tracking shots

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