tracks down
Finds after searching
To track down is to find something or someone after a search, implying effort or persistence.
You might track down a rare book, an old friend, or the source of a leak.
The phrase evokes following a trail to its end—hunting until you locate what you're after.
- locatesDetermines the position of
- seekTry to find
- huntPursuit of quarry
- pursueFollow to catch
- hot on the trailActively closing in
chase · pinpointing · uncover · search · stalk · ferret out · trail · follow · quarry · shadow · find · gets to the bottom of · dig up · sleuth · private eye · discovers · detect · sniff out
tracks downstumbles upon
Finds by accident
stumbles across · happens upon · chances upon · comes across
tracks downloses
Fails to retain
hides · conceals · loses sight of · misplaces · buries
tracks downevades
Avoids by cunning
eludes · escapes · dodges · shakes off · disappears
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