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hound
1[hound]
noun
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
Informal.any dog.
Slang.
an unpleasant, mean, or despicable person.
a man who chases women; a promiscuous man.
Informal.an ardent fan or devotee.
an autograph hound.
one of the pursuers in the game of hare and hounds.
verb (used with object)
to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue.
Synonyms: , , , ,to pursue or harass without respite.
Her little brother wouldn't stop hounding her.
Synonyms: , , ,to incite (a hound) to pursuit or attack; urge on.
Informal.to incite or urge (a person) to do something (often followed byon ).
The committee has been hounded on by those who want these repairs done immediately.
hound
2[hound]
noun
Nautical.either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel.
a horizontal bar or brace, usually one of a pair, for strengthening the running gear of a horse-drawn wagon or the like.
hound
1/ ʊԻ /
noun
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting
( in combination )
an otterhound
a deerhound
a pack of foxhounds, etc
a dog, esp one regarded as annoying
a despicable person
(in hare and hounds) a runner who pursues a hare
slangan enthusiast
an autograph hound
short for houndfish See also nursehound
to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
verb
to pursue or chase relentlessly
to urge on
hound
2/ ʊԻ /
noun
either of a pair of horizontal bars that reinforce the running gear of a horse-drawn vehicle
nautical either of a pair of fore-and-aft braces that serve as supports for a topmast
Other 51Թ Forms
- hounder noun
- houndish adjective
- houndy adjective
- houndlike adjective
- unhounded adjective
- ˈdzܲԻ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hound1
Origin of hound2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hound1
Origin of hound2
Idioms and Phrases
ride to hounds, to participate in a hunt, whether as a member of the field or of the hunt staff.
follow the hounds, to participate in a hunt, especially as a member of the field.
Example Sentences
But the truth is her dad is dead and she’s being hounded by the paparazzi, and those are feeding into what she’s saying.
His opinion was strengthened two months later when he said he had been dangerously hounded by paparazzi in New York after a charity event.
While California has a legal hunting season for bears, it is strictly regulated; the use of hounds to aid the chase has been banned since 2013.
A state bill originally aiming to allow El Dorado County to use hounds to chase away mountain lions passed a state Senate committee last month, but was changed to lose the dogs.
Stuart said that once her son sent the money, the scammers “continued to hound him.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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