hound
1one 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.
to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue.
to pursue or harass without respite: Her little brother wouldn't stop hounding her.
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.
Idioms about hound
follow the hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, especially as a member of the field.
ride to hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, whether as a member of the field or of the hunt staff.
Origin of hound
1Other words for hound
Other words from hound
- hound·er, noun
- hound·ish, hound·y, adjective
- hound·like, adjective
- un·hound·ed, adjective
Other definitions for hound (2 of 2)
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.: Compare cheek (def. 12).
a horizontal bar or brace, usually one of a pair, for strengthening the running gear of a horse-drawn wagon or the like.
Origin of hound
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How to use hound in a sentence
Sadly for gossip-hounds, there was no way Farrow was airing any family scandal on-screen, in this first show at least.
He uses his detective skills to weed out the glory hounds who are trying to profit from having an in-house ghost.
Wouldn't even pay attention to the packs of feral Iraqi hounds that yap and howl all through the night when people walk by.
Marine First Lieutenant Nathan Krissoff’s Last Letters Home From Iraq | Matt Pottinger | May 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNews hounds everywhere want to know: what is a self-respecting octogenarian doing with a pediatric disease?
Barbara Walters Hit With Chicken Pox—a Rare Malady Among Octogenarians | Kent Sepkowitz | January 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOh, sure, the hounds of hell will be unleashed by the left to inflame fear.
The city hell hounds sprang to meet them and the slaughter of inoffensive Europeans began in Darya Gunj.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHe had run with the hare and hunted with the hounds, and neither party could charge him with any lack of loyalty.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHer husband is a fugitive, pursued by human blood-hounds more merciless than the brute.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottA forloyn, a recall (as I suppose; for it was blown when the hounds were all a long way off their object of pursuit).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerPeople think that greyhounds cannot hunt by scent, but this man has a tiny black and a large brindle that work like basset-hounds.
The Chequers | James Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for hound (1 of 2)
/ (haʊnd) /
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting
(in combination): an otterhound; a deerhound
the hounds 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
slang, mainly US and Canadian an enthusiast: an autograph hound
short for houndfish See also nursehound
ride to hounds or follow the hounds to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
to pursue or chase relentlessly
to urge on
Origin of hound
1Derived forms of hound
- hounder, noun
British Dictionary definitions for hound (2 of 2)
/ (haʊnd) /
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
Origin of hound
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hound
see run with (the hare, hunt with the hounds).
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