Hunt down is a phrase that means to search for something or someone in an effort to find them. The term can be broken down into three crossword solutions: STALK (5 letters), SEEK (4 letters), and TRACE (5 letters). Stalking involves following someone or something in order to locate them, while seeking is the act of actively searching for something or someone. Tracing is the process of finding the source or origin of something or someone. Together, these three words describe the action of hunting down something or someone.