hunt down vs shortcut

hunt down

verb
  • To hunt something and capture or kill it. 

  • To find with difficulty. 

  • To destroy by persecution or violence. 

shortcut

verb
  • To take or use a shortcut 

noun
  • A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation. 

  • A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. 

  • A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps. 

  • A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it. 

How often have the words hunt down and shortcut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )