track down
To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Can you help me track down my missing keys?”
“The detective spent weeks trying to track down the only witness to the crime.”
“After months of searching, she finally managed to track down the rare first edition in a dusty bookshop in Lisbon.”
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make tracks
To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
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make tracks for
To head for.
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stop someone in their tracks
To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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tick tack
[Cockney slang]the track
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track record
The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.
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wrong side of the tracks
The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy. An area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
Last updated August 10, 2026